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THE
NEW ENGLAND
HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL
REGISTER
1912
Volume LXVI
BOSTON
PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY
19 12
lEbftor
F. APTHORP FOSTER
HENRY EDWARDS SOOTT, A.B.
Poblfsj^fng dLomvaitizt
JAMES PARKER PARMENTER HENRY EDWARDS SCOTT
EDMUND DANA BARBOUR HOSEA STARR BALLOU
F. APTHORP FOSTER
IaaXujc:i^w%^ 1 o^^^GucL^i^oC iTiht^y^
THE
NEW ENGLAND
HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL
REGISTER
JANUAIIY, 1912
WILLIAM TAGGARD PIPER
By Clarence Walter Ayer, A.M., of Cambridge, Mass.
AViLLiAM Taggard Pipek, public-spirited citizen, organizer and
patron of charities, man of affairs, and schoLir, was bom in Boston
August 9, 1853, and died there, at the Massachusetts Homoeopathic
Hospital, victim of an epidemic of tonsillitis, July 25, 1911. He
was the son of Solomon Piper," whose ancestors in direct line back
were Solomon,* Joseph,' Jonathan,* and Nathaniel,' all of unusual
length of life ; and of Mary Elizabeth Taggard, his wife, whose
father was William Taggard, whose mother was ^lary Trow Welch,
and whose ancestry goes back to early Colonial times.
During boyhood ^Ir. Piper was educated in the public schools of
his native city, receiving a Franklin medal at the (^uincy school in
18GG, and another at the Latin school in 1870. In that year, at
the age of sixteen, he entered Harvard College, and took his degree
of A.B. in 1874, with distinction in scholarship which made him
a member of the Phi Beta Kappa society. l^or the next fom*
years he was engaged in study and travel abroad, the first two at
Trinity College, Cambridge, England, and the third and fourth in
Germany, chieliy at the University of Leipzig, and other parts of
the continent. Returning to Cambridge in 1878, he resumed his
studies at Harvard, taking his degree of A.M. in 1881, and his
final degree of Ph.D. and A.M. in 1883, his subject being classical
philology.
Even in the midst of the studies for his higher degrees he had
married, on July 10, 1879, at Yellow^ Springs, Ohio, Anne Palfrey
Bridge, of Lexington, whose father was William Frederick Bridge,
whose mother w^as Elizabeth Gould Crosby, and whose ancestral
line can be traced back to Elder William Brewster. To them were
born, in Cambridge, four children, all now living : William Bridge,
Nov. 21, 1880 (A.B., Harvard, 1903, M.F., Yale, 1905) ; Eliza-
beth Bridge, Sept. 19, 1883 (A.B., Radcliffe, 1906, A.M., same,
1911) ; Anne Taggard, Sept. 26, 1887 (wife of Matthew Hale,
A.B., Harvard, 1903) ; and Ralph Crosby, Aug. 29, 1890 (A.B.,
Harvard, 1911, three years' course).
VOL. LXVI 1
4 William Taggard Piper [Jan.
Solidly equipped in scholarship and mental acquirements as his
Harvard degrees vouchsafed, and possessed of independent means
and ample leisure, Mr. Piper might naturally have continued to live
the academic life of a college community, pursuing special investi-
gations and otherwise gratifying his scholarly tastes at will, or he
might have sought a regular position in college work as instructor
in classics. At this critical juncture, however, he seems to have
abandoned, if indeed he had ever seriously entertained, a scholarly
career, and to have chosen, or to have been led to give his life, with
the entire force of his strong and vigorous personality, to the service
of the many and varied interests of Cambridge. From 1870 his
family had resided in that city, first at 22 Concord Avenue, and
next and last at 179 Brattle Street, corner of Fay er weather Street,
where in 1885 he had built for himself and growing family a spacious
and attractive home. His readiness to serve and his ability to act
met with a quick and cordial response on the part of his fellow-
citizens. The number of organizations, municipal, social, philan-
thropic, historical, and other, of which he became a member during
the decade following the completion of his studies at Harvard in
1883, and the administrative ability, untiring energy, devotion,
and self-sacrifice w^hich he showed in his service for each and every
one of these organizations, form a unique record in the social life of
Cambridge.
From that time onward it was the interests humanitarian, and not
the humanities, that absorbed his main time and thought, and his
freedom from the exactions of a regular business career or profession
gave him ample scope for his work for others, and seemed, by a sort
of reflex action, to spur him on to the utmost length in the execu-
tion of each self-imposed task. Xo detail, however trivial and in-
significant in itself, would be neglected or overlooked by him, if, in
his opinion, the matter in hand needed its consideration. Indeed,
his attention to details, his capacity for taking pains, and his keen-
ness of vision and judgment in matters small as well as large, are
conspicuous traits of his mind and character.
It was these traits, to be sure, combined with his unswerving fear-
lessness and rigid determination to stand for what he thought was
right and best in each emergency as it arose, that at times brought
him opposition and caused misunderstanding of his motives. This
is not surprising, for it is the lot of leaders of men to be misunder-
stood now and then, if not often, and it was due to another quality
of mind which he possessed, and which is not always coupled with
his recognized administrative ability, namely tactfulness and con-
sideration of the point of view of the other man, that his course in
the conduct of important plans and measures to which objections
may have been raised was made smooth and his purpose gained.
The year of 1883 that brought an end to Mr. Piper's academic
career saw the beginning, at the age of thirty, of that splendid
1912] William Taggard Filler 5
service, public and eemi-public, which absorbed his adult life for its
last twenty-eight years. He appeared first as an organizer and
member of the Associated Charities of Cambridge, being secretary
from 1883 to 1889, director from 1889 to 1899, vice-president from
1899 to 1902, and hononary vice-president from that time to his
death. In the next year, 1884, his ability, dignity, and tactfulncss
as a presiding officer received first recognition as president and
director of the Cambridge Social Union for two years, of which he
later, in 1896, became, and remained to the end, a trustee of the
Permanent Fund. In the same year of 1884 he was chosen a
memljcr of the Parish Committee of the First Parish Church, on
which he served until 1891, and yearly thereafter he was re-elected
chairman of the annual Parish meetings, with further service on
various committees of the church.
In 1886 Mr. Piper took upon himself another responsibility,
which developed into one of his most devoted services, as trustee
of the Avon Home for Children, becoming in 1888 its vice-president,
and from 1892 its president. Whether or not the nearness of this
institution to his home later had additional influence, it is to be
noticed that this charity received from him more attention than any
other. As chairman of its Building Committee, in 1891-2, he was
foremost in preparing plans for the erection of the new building at
309 Mt. Auburn Street, and was interested in following every step
of its progress. For this work he solicited a large portion of the
funds ; for the institution he showed a parental care throughout ;
and in his will he gave to it $5,000, the larger of his two public
bequests, primarily to help carry out his project of adding a depart-
ment for an Infants' Hospital, which is still under consideration.
With characteristic enthusiasm and thorouglmess he visited, last
spring, a number of similar hospitals in and about Boston, in order
that advantage might be taken of every new device and practice
which the best equipment might require. He has left the institu-
tion in such perfect condition and in such excellent hands that his
successors in its management will be under great and lasting obli-
gations to his pioneer service.
All these kinds of service were semi-public. In 1888 Mr. Piper
entered upon an active municipal career, which continued, in vari-
ous forms, almost to the end of his life. In that year he was elected
to the Common Council, on which he served two years ; and in 1890
he took higher office as member of the Board of Aldermen. To all
this municipal service he gave of himself just as freely and con-
scientiously as he had already done in all his earlier responsibilities.
In 1891 he became, and continued to his death, a member of the
local board of Civil Service Examiners.
In 1891, also, began his largest public service as member of the
School Committee. Recognition of his executive ability and fitness,
by that time well proved in several fields of activity, brought his
6 William Taggard Piper [Jan.
elevation to tlie presidency of the School Board in 1892, which he
retained until his retirement from that service in 1909. A full and
just estimation of these devoted years of labor for the public schools
is voiced in the following excerpt from an editorial in the Cambridge
Tribune of July 29, 1911 :
*' For some sixteen years the president of the board, he exhibited in that
capacity those traits which so signally marked his career and indicated him
as the accomplished, courteous and fully equipped leader among men.
During all that long period, it never occurred to the board to suggest any
other name for its president or to demur on the decisions which it was his
province to make. Few people in the community have a conscious knowl-
edge of the management of school affairs ; but those who are cognizant of
the work of the schools fully appreciate the conscientious, skilled and
superb work rendered gratuitously all these years by Mr. Piper. Had he
been credited with this work alone, the people of Cambridge would be
under a vast and an enduring obligation to him."
The complete story of Mr. Piper's educational, as well as of his
philanthropic service can never be told, and it is characteristic of
the persistent benevolence and kindheartedness of the man that he
should keep in touch with the later life of the older teachers, and
that for some of those whose needs had become pressing he should,
with great tact and consideration, make adequate provision.
It must be borne in mind, however, that, although JNIr. Piper's
relations with the school teachers were always just and impartial,
yet at times his rigid and unbending sense of justice and responsi-
bility, especially in financial matters, led him to make decisions
which would seem, from a broader point of view, to have been in-
considerate and undeserved. Among the many, however, these were
very few. In his determination to give a fair judgment of the fit-
ness and ability of teachers, whether for re-appointment or to fiU
vacancies, he would make it a rule to give a teacher a second chance,
if a first judgment had happened for any special reason to be un-
favorable. Such determination would mean increase of labor on
his part in each instance, but tliat for him was characteristically no
deterrent. Indeed it came naturally to be thought and said that
wherever there was something extra to do, and when there was no
one else who could or would do it, Mr. Piper would detail himself
for the task, no matter at what cost of time or effort. Thus it was
that his personal visits to the actual fields of work of candidates for
vacancies, whether teachers, superintendents of schools, or librari-
ans, brought to examining committees in each instance additional
information in aid of their final choice.
By a special provision of the City charter one member of the
board of trustees of the Public Library must be chosen from the
School committee. In that dual capacity Mr. Piper served from
1892 onward, being annually re-appointed, except for the year
1903. Throughout his long service of nearly seventeen years,
the third longest in the history of the Library, he came to know
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and to appreciate the institution in every detail of its work, and he
was keenly interested in every step of its development. He took
office first as secretary In 1894 and 1895, next as president from
1896 to 1902, and last as treasurer on from 1904. In each capaci-
ty he sought to advance the best Interests of the Library, sparing
neither time nor effort to that end.
In the writer's position as librarian of this Library since 1904,
he came to know well certain aspects of Mr. Piper's character and
personality. To his work for the Library Mr. Piper gave more
time, thought, and energy than any other trustee. Thoroughly
congenial to one of his scholarly tastes, his duties as trustee, espe-
cially as chairman of the committee on books, became genuine
pleasures. As elsewhere and always, he Avas in close touch with
all details of administration and service, and much of this matter
he had at call, with or without the aid of an omnipresent note-book,
which he kept by him for emergencies which might arise in any of his
manifold interests. Generally twice a week, and some weeks oftener,
he would come to the Library, nearly always bringing back a parcel
of books just read, and again taking out a new selection for himself
and his family. Occasionally he would stop off on his way back
from Boston, with the latest information about certain new books
which he had just seen there, and which the Library might not yet
have received, or had not l)ccn able to buy, and thereupon would
generally ensue eager discussions of books new and old, comments
on current events, and random talks on any other topic, related or,
as often, unrelated. As the weeks and years went by, the writer
came more and more to look forward to these visits of Mr. Piper,
and to count them among the rare pleasures of his library experi-
ence.
]\Ir. Piper's active interest in libraries dates much farther back, to
1878, when he became a proprietor in the Boston Athenreum, of
which thereafter he was a constant user and patron. Much later,
and onward from 1894, he was a member of the Massachusetts
Library Club, always planning to attend the winter meeting, which
was generally held in Boston.
Correlated to these libraries were three learned societies, each
with its own special library, two of which Mr. Piper joined in the
early nineties. AYIth the first of these, the New England Historic
Genealogical Society, he had longest and most intimate connection,
from 1892 onward, becoming in 1899 a life member, and serving
on a varied succession of its committees : first as councillor, 1898-
1900 ; next as member of the Committee on Papers and Essays,
the Nominating Committee, and the Committee to Print Proceedings
of the Annual Meeting, all in 1900 ; member of the Committee on
the Library, 1903 ; again Councillor, 1904-1907 ; member of the
Committee on Finance, 1905-1906; and last as member of the
Committee on Real Estate, 1910. To all this service Mr. Piper
8 William Tag gar d Piper [Jan.
gave unsparingly of bis time and energy, no doubt tbe more eagerly
because it brought variety to bis many responsibilities. Likewise
was added, from 1894 on, membership and keen enjoyment in Tbe
Colonial Society of Massachusetts. Last of this type came member-
ship in the Cambridge Historical Society from 1905, its first year,
to 1910, when he resigned.
Among business interests Mr. Piper's chief connection was with the
Cambridge Trust Company of which, from 1892 on, he became an
active, influential, and public-spirited director, but in which he held
no other oflfice.
All these varied interests of Mr. Piper's, public, semi-public, and
other, as above described, were obviously serious in intent and ex-
acting in their demands upon his time, thought, and energy. Three
other organizations with which he became permanently identified
were mainly social and recreative in character, and of these he
availed himself in good measure. Midway in this respect stands
his membership in the Cambridge Club, which began in 1892, and
of which he became a director in 1905, vice-president in 1906, and
president in 1907. He joined the Union Club, of Boston, in 1894,
and the Oakley Country Club, of Belmont, in 1898, of the latter
having been one of the original members.
With increase of years came increase of responsibilities. When,
in 1910, there was formally organized of aboard of trustees, in con-
nection with the erection of a new buildino^ for the Youno^ Women's
Christian Association, of Cambridge, Mr. Piper was elected its chair-
man, having already been, since 1898, an auxiliary member of the in-
stitution . In his benevolent and philanthropic service he had already
gone farther afield and out of the bounds of Cambridge, by accept-
ing, in 1899, a trusteeship of the Boston Homoeopathic Hospital,
which culminated, early last year, in his election as president of
its board. Shortly before, in 1910, he had received from Governor
Draper an appointment, wholly unsought, as trustee of the Boston
State Hospital. By these appointments was shown a wider recog-
nition of Mr. Piper's long and valuable experience in connection
with institutions of a similar kind. In the light of such develop-
ment it is not too much to predict that, had his life been spared, he
would have entered upon still another and a larger career of service
to the State, and perhaps eventually to the nation.
With all his mental acquirements and scholarship on the one
hand, and his active service for the public good on the other, it
would seem as if Mr. Piper had shown no wish or inclination to
write of his own experiences or investigations. In fa^t, he has left
no written or published matter, except such as might be contained
in annual and special reports for the schools, the public library, the
Avon Home, and other institutions, but these were models of their
kind for brevity, conciseness, and force.
A life like Mr. Piper's, of such extraordinary energy and accom-
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plishment in behalf of others, and of such marked concentration and
strength of purpose, would seem to have been singularly resourceful
and self-sufficient. And yet it is fitting here to record that ]\Ir.
Piper owed much of his incentive to public service and his persist-
ency of action to the encouragement and example of his devoted
wife, Anne Palfrey Piper. Back in the eighties, soon after their
marriage in 1879, Mrs. Piper joined heartily with her husband in
all the beginnings of their charitable and benevolent work, and
throughout their lives, the wife dying of the same disease as the
husband only two months before, there was a perfect sympathy and
oneness of purpose, born of mutual love and devotion, which made
Mght of the many burdens and responsibilities which they had vol-
untarily taken upon themselves to bear for the benefit of others.
The mainspring of action, back of all else, was a beautiful and
self-centred home life, which remained to the end unchanged in
the mutual appreciation and helpfulness of husband and wife. To
their Cambridge home there was added a summer home in Falmouth,
called "The Uplands," which they built in 1892, Together they
helped to organize, in 1904, the Cambridge District Nursing Asso-
ciation, of which Mrs. Piper became president, and to which Mr.
Piper left $1,000, the smaller of two modest public bequests, the
larger being mentioned above. In other charitable works they also
co-operated, and their associated support was as charming and help-
fiil as it was unusual.
Of tributes to Mr. Piper's character and personality the latest
and most appreciative expression was given at a meeting of the Cam-
bridge Club at Young's, on Xovember 20, 191 1, in a sketch* written
and there read by one of its members, William M. Richardson, Esq.,
from which the following paragraph is quoted :
" No one could be brought into contact with him, whether socially, offi-
cially, or in business matters, without being impressed with his fairness,
justice, candor and fearlessness. He was modest, retiring even to shyness,
slow in forming convictions, free from prejudices, charitable towards all,
benevolent in giving and in acts, interested in all attempts to better society
aud individuals, expecting no reward and receiving none, except the con-
sciousness of the well intentioned performance of duty."
A just estimate of the character and personality of Mr. Piper
must take also into consideration a combination of apparently opposite
traits. Side by side with his manifest sympathy and broadmindedness
in dealing with institutions and their work, may be noted a certain
reserve and aloofness of manner in dealing with individuals. This
latter trait, as being shown in much the same way towards all whom
he met, must be thought, for the most part, innate and unconscious
in its operation ; and yet it is this trait which at times led to a mis-
conception of his character as a whole, and which also interfered
* This sketch was privately printed for distribution among the members of the
Cambridge Club, and also reprinted in local Cambridge papers of the next issues
following.
10 Church Records of Needham Circuit [Jan.
with his persoi>^-? popularity. Of intimate friends he had very few,
and the succ^ ::. of his remarkable public career were won rather
by his sterling qualities of mind and heart, by sheer force of character
and circumstance, than by the slightest appeal to any of the ingra-
tiations of the politician. An aristocrat in thought and feeling for
himself, alone considered, he was a democrat in his interest and con-
cern for others. His home, like the Englishman's, was his castle,
and to it no stranger from the outside world was welcome ; and yet
to that larger world beyond the pale of his home, he gave of his
best, in act and substance, and that, too, a form of giving which
was rather the devotion and sacrifice of himself than merely the turn-
ing over of money which by some might have been easily gotten,
and which might accordingly have meant no real sacrifice whatever.
His was indeed a noble stewardship of wealth, and in his death the
community has suiFered an irreparable loss.
During the hour of the funeral, which took place on the after-
noon of Friday, July 28th, the Public Library and its branches
were closed by order of the trustees, as contained in the " Resolu-
tions " befitting his memory and Library service which had been by
them adopted and spread on the records.
OLD CHURCH RECORDS OF THE NEEDHAM, IVIASS.,
CIRCUIT
Communicated through tho courtesy of the New England Conference Historical
Society
The following records are from a volume entitled " The oldest |
Church Records | of the | Old Needham Circuit | Prepared by Rev.
Joshua Soule | in 1803."
"A Stewards Book | Jonathan Sawyer | Record of Baptisms
Deaths &c | Harvard Feb, 14 1803 \''
Dates Baptisms Deaths 8^c
Betsey, daughter of Eben-
Aug.' ezer and Lydia Kimball
15 1802 of Natick.
Abel Boneparte, Son of ''^'Departed this life a few days
Aug.' Abel and Susanna Pierce after baptism
21 of Weston*
Aaron, Son of Samuel and
Sept.*" Hannah Greenwood of
12 Needham
Betsey, daughter of Phe-
Sepf. nehas and Hannah Saw-
26 yer of Marlboro
Abigail, daughter of John Abigail Fisk Departed this life
Oct''. and AbigaU Fisk of Hoi- February 16 ; 1803
6 liston
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Ocf^.
31
Dec^
2
Dec^
20
Jan.
9
1803
Dec'*.
12 1802
Dates
Jan'^
25 1803
Church Records of Necdham Circuit
Adult. Mercy Wheaton of
of Milford
Adults. Charles Stimson
and Jane Rosson of Men-
don
Rufus, Son of Daniel and
Cally Stratton of Har-
vard
Lewis, Son of Jonas and
Tabatha Bemis of Lin-
coln
Sally Parkhurst, daughter of
Obed and Sally Daniels
Dec^. of Hopkinton N.B.
Sally Parkhurst Daniels
was born Thurs^. Ocf^.
10^^ Her Father died
the next Tues^^ and her
Mother just a month after
she was born. Before her
mother died she requested
that her only infant child
should be dedicated to God
in baptism which agree-
able to her dying request
was performed by Z. Tay-
lor. Deaths
Baptisms
Adult David Stimson of
Mendon
11
May 11 Louisa, daughter of Joseph
& Thankful Nichols of
Westborough
do Martha, daughter of Shad-
rach & Martha Miller, of
Westborough
July 31 Rachel, daughter of Loammi
& Sally Burges, Harvard
July 26 Levi, Son of Samuel and
Sally Pierce, Groton
Needham July 17. 1803
Sereno, son of Abijah &
Elis Fisk of Weston by
R. Hubbard
Waltham January 8^^^ 1804.
Sofey Daughter of Nathaniel
and Jane Gove by P.
Jaine
Dates Baptisms
February 19 Needham Sally Daughter
of Ebenezar and Lydia
Deaths
12 Church Records of Needham Circuit [Jan.
Kimbal By Geo''. Pick-
ering
May 12 Mary the Daiighter[of] Mar-
1805 ret & Sarah Burges By
Joseph Snelling, Harvard
Oliver the Son of Samnel
and Sally Pierce, Groton
July 7 Mary the Daughter of Phine-
1804 has & Hannah Sawyer,
Marlborough
Lncy the Daughter of Jona-
Dto than and Mary Sawyer
Harvard By Joseph Snel-
ling
Baptisms
May 26 William Greenwood son of
1805 Samuel and Hannah
Greenwood of Needham
by Joseph Snelling
Rodney Son of Nathaniel
Sep* and Jane Gove of Wal-
1805 tham by Peter Jane
Loammi the Son of Loammi
& Sally Burges, Harvard
by George Pickering
October 6 Hariot TVinslow Daughter
1805 of George and Maria
Pickering of Waltham by
Geo Pickering
Susana the Daughter [of]
Jonus & Eunice Faulkner
Adult Louisa Pries-t by
George Pickering
Baptis7ns
Dec'' Mary the Daughter of Dan-
14 : 1804 iel & Cally Stratton, Har-
vard by George Pickering
Baptized Nancy Priest Daughter of
June 30^^ Lydia Denna of Stow
1806 Born March 27*^ 1805
By J. Gove
Born Baptisd Lorenzo Son of
June 26 Daniel & Cally Stratton,
1806 Harvard J. Gove
Borne in Baptisd Arathusa Daughter
May of Phinehas and Hannah
AD 1806 Sawyer, Marlborough J.
Gove
Dec^ Adult
21^* Baptised Sally Howard of
AD 1806 Hopkinton J. Gove
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Church Records of Needham Circuit
13
Dec^
AD 1800
Oct^ 26
AD 1806
March
22
AD 1807
August 9
1807
1807
November
Nove"™
1 1807
May
24th 1807
Adult
March 6
1808
6
Horace Son of John and Abi-
gail Fisk, Holleston by
John Finegan
Aner and John Children of
John and Abigail Fisk,
Ilolliston by J. Gove
Thomas Pierce son of Sam-
uel and Hannah Green-
wood, Natick. by J. Gove
Adult Lawson Walker by
Benj Hill
Mary the Daughter of Sam-
uel Sally Pierce of Groton
Baptisms
Ephraim the Sun [of] Marrit
Sarah Burges
Sarah the Dauo^hter Loam-
Burges by
Parhust
Adult
mi & Sally
Benj Hill
Ithail &
Kately
Lucy Pierce of Horvard by
Benjamin Hill
Wesley the Sun of Jon-'^ &
Mary Sawyer of Harvard
Benj* Hill
Cynthia the Daughter of
Daniel & Cally Strotton
of Harvard by Benj'^ Hill
Baptisms
Sarah Mansfield of Needham
Aug 20 1807 by Benj Hill
Adult
March
23: 1808
March
26
April 3
1808
o
I
Mary Perry of Newtown
by Benj Hill
Catherine Jacson, Newtown
Benj Hill
Hermione Taylor the Daugh-
tor of Sally Blunden by
Benj Hill
Polly Walker
Nancy Walker
Sally Watkins
Hannah Watkins
Cynthena Watkins
Electa Watkins
Sally D Hall
Elizabeth Snell
these all by Pouring by
Benj P Hill
14
Church Records of Needham Circuit
[Jan.
Baptisms
Holliston Moses Watkins *•
Class Adam Laland
A23ril Abner Alby
3 James Roff
1808 Daniel Nolton
Josiah Walker
those all by immertion by
Benjamin P Hill
Sally
East John Vorse
Sudbury Daniel
May Lewis
4 Children of Daniel Dudley
1808 Deceaced and Lucy Dud-
ley now a widow by Benj
PHill
i
Adult
September
13 1808
June 26
1808
Adult
August
12 1808
August
28 1808
Adult
October
19 1808
Baptisms
ook of Mf
by John Tinkham
Dian Cook of Marlborough
Samuel Gove Son of Jonas
& Tabitha Bemis of Lin-
coln by John Tinkham
Dana Mortton
Holiston Class by John Tink-
ham
Lorenzo Son of Jonus &
Nancy Stierns, AVeston
by John Tinkham
Moses Fisk oi Framingham
by John Tinkham
Deaths
* Sally Stone Departed this Life
August 20 1804
Deaths
*Ilebacca Stephens Departed
this life August 25'^ 1803
*Mary Mills Departed this life
Sept 12'^ 1803
Deaths
* Rachel Flag Departed this life
May 26*^ 1803
*Rhoda Flagg Departed this
Life Sept 20*^ 1803
Deaths
Bulah Battle Departed this life
AprH 7*^ 1804
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DUTCH JOHNSONS IN CONNECTICUT
By Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., of New Haven, Conn.
Among the numerous Johnson families of old Connecticut we have
reason to suppose that two, at least, were of Dutch origin. There has
been much speculation concerning the antecedents of William Johnson of
New Haven ^and Wallingford, Conn., whose family is given in the Reg-
ister, vol. bo, p. 3G9. Mr. James Shepard surmises that he might have
been a son of Thomas Johnson, one of the three brothers from Yorkshire
Eng., who was drowned in New Haven harbor in 1640 (Register, vol. b^'
p. 133). This poor Thomas has been of inestimable value to the gene-
alogists, who have bestowed on him as offspring a large number of stray
Johnsons. In strict fact, he loft two sons, Thomas of Newark, N. J. and
Jeremiah of Derby, Conn. (New Haven Proprietors' Records,* vol. 2,
pp. 329-330) ; and there is not a shadow of evidence to prove that William
was his son.
Then, who was William Johnson ? Perhaps the following facts will
throw some liglit on the question. The death of a certain " Old Richard "
Johnson is recorded in New Haven on 2b March 1679. His estate was
administered 1 April 1679, when we find him called, not Richard, but
"Dericke" Johnson (Probate Records, vol. 1, p. 182), and after the'pay-
ment of debts, the court granted the remainder of his estate to William
Johnson (County Court Records, vol. 1, p. 115 ; and Deeds, vol. 1, p. 73).
No mention is made of the relationship between them, but it is evident
that they were not fatlier and son. If, however, we remember that Richard
is called Derrick, and that AVilliam himself frequently appears on record
as Wingle, it is pretty safe to assume that they were of Dutch descent,
and very likely stood in the relation of uncle and nephew to each other.
Much more perplexing is tlie origin of Walter Johnson of Wallingford,
Conn., whose immediate family has been carefully compiled by Mr. James
Shepard and published in the Register, vol. bQ, p. 139. Up to' the
present time nothing has been known concerning him, except that he ap-
peared in Wallingford before 1692, married a nameless daughter of
Nehemiah and Hannah (Morgan) Royce, and died in 1731, leaviuo- two
sons, John and Lambert. The following record from the Dutch church
of Flatbush, L. I., adds considerably to our meagre information : "1689
July 5. Wouter Jansen widv. of Johana Rys of N. Eng. at Wallinford!
to Tryntie Henerig, wid. of Wm. Edwards, liv. Pennu (?)." Two facts
are made clear by this record of our Walter Johnson's second marria^'-e.
In the first place it discloses the full name of his first wife, Joanna Ro}xe'.
In the second place, taken in connection with his signing his name Janson
in Wallingford deeds, it indicates Dutch blood. Moreover, it leads to the
surmise tliat John was Walter's only child by the Royce alliance, and that
Lambert was the offspring of this second marriage. At any rate, John is
named in his grandfather Royce's will, while Lambert is not ; and John
deeds away Royce land, while Lambert does not. Moreover, late in life
Walter Johnson deeds a piece of land to his son Lambert, in consideration
of which the latter is to maintain his father and mother for the rest of their
lives. It looks very much as if this widow Tryntie was Lambert's mother.
^ Yet, interesting as these discoveries are, they do not go very far toward
lifting the veil that obscures the early life of Walter Johnson. The prob-
16 Dutch Johnso7is in Connecticut [Jan.
lem is made more complex by a power of attorney (Wallingford Deeds,
vol. 5j p. 454), granted in 1728 by John Benham of Kings Co., N. Y.,
Lambert Johnson and wife Anna of Richmond, N.Y., Jacob Johnson and
wife Sara of Richmond, and Evert Van Namen and wdfe Winefrut. John,
Anna, Sarah, and Winifred were four of the children of Joseph Benham
of Wallingford by his wife Winifred King of Boston. Lambert and Jacob
Johnson and Evert Van Namen, husbands of the three Benham girls, lived
on Staten Island, where they belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church.
This document is surprising, as it proves that two Dutch Johnsons, of the
same generation as Walter, married Wallingford girls ; and one of them
bore the name of Lambert, which was also the name of one of Walter's
sons. A natural supposition is that they were brothers of his, and met
the Benham girls while visiting his home.
As is well known, the Dutch rarely bore a permanent surname, but
went by a patronymic derived from the father's Christian name. Thus,
Lambert Johnson and Jacob Johnson were simply Lambert and Jacob,
sons of John or Jan ; but before 1700 the Dutch in America had begun to
retain the father's patronymic after the English fashion, so it need not
surprise us to find in the Staten Island records that Lambert and Jacob
Johnson were sometimes known as Lambert and Jacob Wouters. This
implies that they were sons of a certain Jan Wouters (John son of Walter),
and that they sometimes retained the Wouters and sometimes called them-
selves Jansen after their father's Christian name. This makes it all the
more likely that Walter Johnson was their brother, for, as the son of Jan
Wouters, he would be named after his grandfather Walter or Wouter.
Consequently, it is necessary to locate a Jan Wouters who could have
been father of Walter, Lambert, and Jacob. And what is our amazement
to learn that Jacob Johnson, son of John Wooters, was born in Branford,
Conn., 31 December 1G72 (Branford Records, vol. 1, p. 174). Here is a
Dutch Jacob Johnson who, learning the English tongue in his infancy,
would be most eligible to marry an English girl. That he is identical with
the Jacob of Staten Island is proved by the father's name ; and his wife,
Sarah Benham, was born four years later, 6 September 1G76. According
to Savage, Jan Wouters lived at Branford from 1G67 to 1G73 ; and, when
we come to search for his antecedents we find that in 1G67 he owned salt
meadows in Flatbush, L. I., the very place where AYalter Johnson, un-
doubtedly his son, married liis second wife. From Branford he returned
to Flatbush, where in 1G78 he hired out his son Ruth (Rutgert) to his
brother-in-law Laurens Jurianse. He was living in 1G95, when he calls
himself of New York.
Jan AYouters is by no means an uncommon name, and it will therefore
require some evidence to provie that our man of that name, who was
a master-shoemaker by trade, was identical ^nth Jan Wouters Van der
Bosch, whose name appears in the Flatbush Church Records of this period.
On 12 May 1678 were baptized Jacobus, aged 5 J, Judith, aged 2f, and
Jan, aged IJ, children of Jan Wouters Van der Bosch and Weintie Peters,
who came from Stanford, New England. It is probable that the original
record reads ''Branford," and that "Stanford" is an error of the copyist
who prepared these records for the press ; for a limited search in Stamford,
Conn., has failed to reveal the presence there of any Jan Wouters or Van
der Bosches. Moreover, the age of Jacobus (the Latinized form of Jacob
or James) exactly corresponds with the age of Jacob Johnson, son of Jan
Wouters, who was born at Branford in December 1672. On the whole.
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it is extremely improbable that two Jan Wouters, one at Branford and the
other at Stamford, each had a son Jacob born in the same month of the
same year. Another proof of identity is the fact that Jan Wouters Van
der Bosch married Weintie Peters, while Laurens Jurianse Haf married
Kenira Peters ; and we have already mentioned that Laurens Jurianse
was brotlier-in-law of our Jan Wouters.
With tliese facts established, it is possible to sketch the earlier genera-
tions of Walter Johnson's family.
1. Jan^ Wouters Van der^Bosch^sou of Wouter Van der Bosch,
born about 1G38, resided at Flatbush, L. I., and Branford, Conn., and died
after lG9o. He married first Arentje Arents ; and secondly Weintie
Peters, whose sister Kenira Peters married, 5 July 1676, Laurens Jurianse
Haf. Tlie Peters family came from Amersfoort.
Children by first wife :
2. i. Lambert^ Jansen, bapt. at New York 17 Nov. IGGO.
11. Henduick Jansen, bapt. at New York 30 Mar. 16G3.
3. HI. Wouter Jansex, b. probably at Flatbush abt. 16G6.
Children by second wife :
iv. Rutgert Jansen, bapt. at New York IG Nov. 1G69; m. there An-
netje Gerijets.
V. Benjamin Jansen, bapt. at New York 9 Apr. 1071.
4. vi. Jacob Jansen, b. at Branford 31 Dec. 1G72.
vii. Judith Jansen, b. abt. Dec. 1G75 ; in. John Anderson of New York,
viii. Jan Jansp:n, b. abt. Feb. 1G77.
ix. Sara Jansen, bapt. at Flatbush 5 Dec. 1G80.
X. CoRNELis Jansen, bapt. at Flatbush 20 Jan. 1G82.
xi> Stintie Jansen, bapt. at Flatl)ush 28 Sept. 1G84.
6. xii. Antje Jansen (?), b. abt. 1G88.
2. Lambert^ Jansen or Wouters {Jcui^), baptized at New York 17
Kov. 1660, settled on Staten Island. He married Anna Benham
of Wallingford, who was born in 1669.
Children :
i. Winnifret' Jansen, bapt. at Staten Island 5 May 169G. The wit-
nesses of the christeuing were Jan Wauterzen (perhaps her uncle
Jau Jansen) and Tryntie Hendricksen (perhaps Walter Johnson's
wife Tiyntie Hcneriu;) .
ii. Aafye, bapt. 7 Sept. 1G98. The witness was Jacob Jansen.
ill. Lambert, bapt. 22 Apr. 1707. The witness was Evert Van Namen.
iv. Sara, dan. of Lambert '' Wouters," bapt. 19 Apr. 1709. The wit-
nesses were Evert Van Namen and Sarah Jans.
3. Wouter^ Jansen {Jan^), born, probably at Flatbush, about 1666,
settled at Wallingford, Conn., where he was known as Walter
Johnson, and died 6 Feb. 1731. He married first Joanna Royce,
who was born about 1670 and died about 1688; and secondly
at Flatbush, 5 July 1689, Tryntie Henerig, widow of William
Edwards.
Child by first wife :
i. JoiiN,^ b. abt. 1688 ; m. 2 Nov. 1710, Mary Chatterton of New
Haven; removed to Whippeuny, N. J. (Register, vol. 56, p. 140).
Child by second wife :
6. ii. Lambert, b. abt. 1691.
4. Jacob'^ Jansen or Wouters (Jan^), born at Branford 31 Dec. 1672,
married Sarah Benham of Wallingford, who was born 6 Sept.
1676, and settled on Staten Island.
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Children :
i. Jacob, 3 bapt. 25 Mar. 1701. The witnesses were Lambert and
Eeyne Jauseu.
7. ii. CoRNELis, son of Jacob '^ Wouters," bapt. 20 Apr. 1703. The wit-
nesses were Thomas Sutton and Susanna Du Secoy.
iii. Wtntie, bapt. 3 July 170-. The witnesses were Lambert Jansen
and his wife.
iv. Johanna, bapt. 22 Apr. 1707.
V. BENJ.UIIN, son of Jacob '^ Wouters," bapt. 23 Oct. 1711. The wit-
nesses were Hendrick Maarlin and Antie Wouters.
5. Antje'^ Jansen or Anna Johnson {Jaii^), born about 1688, died
after 1752, seems to belong to this family. As Antie Wouters she
witnessed the christening of Benjamin Jansen. She married John
Jenner or Jennes of Staten Island, and in accordance with Dutch
custom appears on record under her maiden name of Wouters at
the christening of her daughter Sara, and of Johnson at the christ-
ening of her daughter Elsje.
Children :
i. Sarah Jenner, bapt. 5 June 1720. The witnesses were Evert Van
Namen and Jenneken Van Naman.
ii. John Jenner, m. Aeltye Marlin, and had issue: Aentje^ Jan^
mUem^ and Elsye.
iii. Lamhert Jp:nner, m. Anna Marlin, and had issue : Sara^ Antie^
and Maria.
iv. Antje Jenner, m. Joachim Stillwell, and had issue: Bichard
antl Jan.
V. Wii.LEM Jenner, m. J.vnnetye Garretse, and had issue : Antje.
vi. Els.te Jenner, bapt. 1 Sept. 173-1. The witnesses were Lambert
Jenner and Wyntje Johnson.
6. Lambert^ Johnson ( Walter,'^ Jcm^), born about 1G91, died 27 Nov.
1726, lived at Walliugford. lie married, 1 Mar. 1716, Hebecca
Curtis.
Children :
i. Benjamin,"* b. 10 Dec. 171G; m. 11 Apr. 1751, Mary Doolittle.
His family lived at Bantam, Conn., where his sons Benjamin^ and
Lambert are buried.
8. ii. Cornelius, b. 13 Feb. 1719.
iii. Mary, b. 3 June 1720.
iv. Anna, m. 12 Oct. 1743, Azariah Perihns of Bethany, Conn.
V. Kerkcca, m. (1) 3 Apr. 1745, Benjamin Perkins; m. (2) 13 Mar.
1752, John Wilmot; in. (3) 3 Aug. 1756, Samuel Thomas. She
lived at Woodbridge, Conn.
7. Cornelis^ Jansen (Jacob,^ Jan}), baptized in the Dutch Church on
Staten Island 20 Apr. 1703. He married Sarah Mambrut, evi-
dently of French stock.
Children :
i. Sarah,* bapt. 6 Apr. 1724. The witnesses were Antony Van Pelt
and Lady Mambrut.
ii. Maria, bapt. 20 Feb. 1726. The witnesses were Jaques Seguin and
Lady Mambrut.
iii. Rachel, bapt. 25 Dec. 1728. The witnesses were Estienne and
Marie Mersereux.
8. Cornelius* Johnson (Lambert,^ Walter,'^ Jan}), born at Wallingford
13 Feb. 1719, removed to Waterbury, Conn., where he died about
1802. Administration was granted on his estate 3 May 1802
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(Waterlmry Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 317). He married Eliza-
beth Lewis.
Cliildren :
i. Elizaijktii,* b. 2 Jan. 1750; d. 12 Sept. 17G0.
ii. Asa, b. abt. 1751; d. 13 Dec. 1751.
iii. Asa, b. 24 June 1754 ; d. 8 Feb. 1758.
iv. Jesse, b. 27 July 175C; in. 23 Aug. 1780, Hannah Beach, widow of
John.
V. CoiJXKLius, b. 13 Nov. 1758; d. June, 1762.
vi. Ly:man, b. 21 Jan. 1701 ; m. 6 Mar. 1780, Mary Hoadley.
Vli. COKNELIUS. **■
ABSTRACTS FROM VOLUME I. OF THE PROBATE
RECORDS OF ORLEANS COUNTY, VT.
Copied by Frank Mortimer IIawes of Winter Hill, Mass.
[Coucluded from Vol. 65, page 379]
[148-149] The will of Philadelphus Mason, late of Craftsbury (see
[33G]), signcid 17 June 1821, niimes his uncle, Hiram Mason, as executor,
*' who was to keep me till tlie age of 21, but as I was ill more than a year
of that time, he is to be released from paying anything." The testator,
now of age, gives one third of his estate to his honored mother, Thankful
Mason, *' if it is called for ; " one third to sister Abigail Mason ; one third
to Lemuel Mnson and Anne Janette INLison, chihlren of my brother Lewis
Mason. Witnesses, Samuel C. Crafts, Frances Shaw, Anna Jennings.
[150-151] The will of Micajah Dunham, late of Morristown (see
[319]), date<l 31 Dec. 1812, was probated 26 Jan. 1813; the widow,
Dorothy Dunham, and Elisha Boai-dman, Esq., executors. It mentions
land adjoining Isaac Warren's. Beipiests made to wife Dorothy ; eldest
son, Harry Dunham ; Marrell Pratt and to Sally Rawlings ; " what will
fall to them l)y the law." Witnesses : James Tucker Giles, H. Helding,
Roswell Wells.
[152] The will of Ebenezer Dike, late of Morristown, signed 4 Jan.
1813, presented first Monday in IMarch 1813, but one of the witnesses ac-
knowledged the instrument 26 Jan. 1813. To son Reuben Dike; to son
Lina»s Dike ; to son Ebenezer Dike ; to sons Elijah and Elisha Dike ; to
daughters, Loraina Dike, Anna Dike, Launda Dike, Irene Dike, Dinnaia
Dike, Orinda Dike, and Elizabeth Dike ; to wife, Anna Dike ; the wife
and son Reuben, the executors. W^itnesses, Elisha Boardman, Eliakim
Alexander, and Samuel Cook. '
[153-158] Herman G. Elmore was made administrator of the estate
of James Maxcum, late of Elmore, 5 Apr. 1813. Inventory dated Oct.
1814. To the widow, Sally Maxum ; residue to David Maxum and Belvia
Maxum, children of the deceased, the former three years old. On 4 Apr.
1814 Jesse Elmore was made guardian of Belvia, and Hiram G. Elmore
was made guardian of David.
[159-162] Samuel Barrows was appointed administrator of the estate
of his father, Moses Barrows, late of Irasburg, 10 Feb. 1813. Inventory
dated Apr. 1813. Power given to pay the widow and the guardian of Sally
Bai'rows, a daughter, for support to the age of seven. A certificate, signed
VOL. LXVI. 2
20 Probate Records of Orleans County, Vt. [Jan.
4 Apr. 1814, states that Aaron Barrows, Deliver Barrows, and Mallora(?)
Barrows, children of the deceased, chose Samuel Barrows for their guardian.
[163] Elizabeth Taylor received appointment as administratrix of her
husband, Joshua Taylor, late of Irasburg, 19 June 1814. Inventory 4 June
1814. The widow was left with several small childi-en.
[164-167] Administration was given 3 Aug. 1812 to Ira Colburn and
Anna Gusha, widow, upon the estate of David Gusha, late of Glover. In-
ventory presented 28 Aug. To the widow, Anna Gusha, her thirds ; the
remainder to be divided between David Gusha and Anna Gusha, children
of the deceased, not yet seven years of age. Account, with list of claims,
dated 5 Aug. 1814.
[168-171] Administration upon the estate of Sylvanus Leach, late of
Craftsbury, given to Hiram Mason on tlie request of the widow, 9 May
1812. Inventory taken 18 July; a list of debtors and creditors. "The
administrator being detached to serve in the army of the U. S.," Capt.
Ephraim Morse of Craftsbury Avas appointed administrator de bonis non.
The widow states that she has to provide for several small children.
[172] Thomas Mallard of Warwick, Hampshire Co., Mass., made ad-
ministrator of the estate of his father, John Mallard, late of Glover, 27
Sept. 1811. Inventory presented 1 Oct. Account mentions "my father
and mother's gravestones at AYarwick ; " to bringing gravestone of the
father to Glover ; to amounts paid Aaron Garfield and Mary Mallard.
[173] Samuel Goodenough of Derby made choice of Chester Carpenter,
of the same, as his guardian 4 May 1812.
[174] Jonathan Stone was appointed guardian of Daniel Wheelock of
Eden, a minor, 21 June 1813. Philadelphus Mason, a minor, chose Hiram
Mason as his guardian 15 Jan. 1814 (see [148]).
Schuyler Chamberlin, son of Roswell Chamberlin, late of Craftsbury,
over fourteen, chose Hiram Mason for his guardian 8 Sept. 1814.
On 3 May 1813 William Isriel(?), Jr., a minor over fourteen, chose
William Isriel of Craftsbury for his guardian of property coming to him
from his grandfather Hayden's estate, in right of his mother, Anna Isriel.
William Isriel was also made guardian to Thomas, Orrin, Warner, and
Martin Isriel, all children of said William Isriel by said Anna, deceased.
The guardian presented a report 5 Aug. 1814.
[175] Levi Stevens of Greensboro made guardian of Ansel and Harvey
Sheppard, children of Ambel (PAshbel) Sheppard, late of Greensboro, de-
ceased, 1 Jan. 1813.
William Reed of Craftsbury chose Joseph Scott of the same for his
guardian 16 Feb. 1813.
[175-176] Elisha Jenne of Derby was appointed administrator of the es-
tate of Samuel Killam, late of Holland (Vt.), 30 Apr. 1814. Inventory
I^resented first Monday in July following. The widow of the deceased
states that " her husband was induced to enter the army of the U. S., and
died leaving her in very poor circumstances."
[177-180] Ralph Parker, Esq., appointed administrator of the estate
of Danial Garfield, late of Glover, 1 Apr. 1811, at the request of the
widow. Commissioners examine a list of claims and set off the widow's
thirds, besides a sum for supporting the family.
[181-182] At the request of the widow. Col. Joseph Scott was appointed,
1 Dec. 1813, to administer on the estate of Thomas Cogswell's (Esq.) es-
tate, late of Lutterloh. The widow, Judith Cogswell, states that her hus-
band enlisted in the army of the U. S. as a non-commissioned officer and
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was unfortunately killed in battle, leaving her to take care of his children,
several of whom are very youii^.
[183-186] Administration on the estate of Arche Dwinel, late of
Glover, was given to John Crane, Esq., 23 Aug. 1813. List of appraisers ;
inventory ; claims. Land at Tunbridge in possession of the widow ; pro-
perty also in Cambridge (Vt.). Account rendered speaks of boarding the
family after the decease of said Dwinel.
[187-189] Inventory of David Vance's estate (see [105]) ; commis-
sioners appointed and list of claims, 7 July 1812. Amos Blanchard made
guardian to Minerva Vance, Iliram Vance, and Orrel Vance, 25 Dec. 1811.
[100-198] Administration upon the estate of Samuel Smith, late of
Derby, at the request of the widow, was given to Nathaniel Kendall, first
Monday in Oct. 1810. Inventory presented 28 Feb. 1811. "The de-
ceased had a mother living to whom he had given a writing to support her.
She is desirous of continuing at Windsor, in this state, whence deceased
had removed to Derby." The administrator made a contract with Solomon
Hedge of Windsor to support her, and she, the widow, and heirs consented
to tliis arrangement. A list of claims includes the names of John Smith.
On 6 Feb. 1815 a division of the estate gives one third to Lucy Smith, the
widow ; the remainder is given to the other heirs, Cintliia, Celia, Celina,
Luisa, and Lucy Smith — eacli an equal part, and to Coleman, Marvin, and
Gimman Smith — each two equal parts. Administrator received his dis-
charge July 1815. Luther Newcomb of Derby was made giuirdian of
Coleman Smith 20 June 1811. The other children havinji removed to
Windsor had guardians appointed there.
[199] The will of Amos Porter, late of Greensboro, signed 20 Apr.
1815, was presented to probate IG May following; Willard Lincoln and
the widow executors. Bequests to son John-Lovering(?) Porter ; daughter
Lucy Anne Forter ; wife Dorothy Porter. Witnesses : Royal Corbin,
Willard Lincoln, and Lucretia Cook.
[200-203] The will of Ebenezer Crafts, late of Craftsbury, signed 27
July 1809, was presented for probate 4 June 1810 ; son Samuel C. Crafts
executor. To wife Mehitable Crafts ; daughter Matilda L. Corbin ; daugh-
ter Augusta Paddock ; the Congregational Church in Craftsbury fifty-five
acres of land ; the inliabitants of Craftsbury $400 to purchase a bell and
clock for the meeting house ; Samuel C. Crafts, his son. Witnesses, Jona-
than Hove}^, Nehemiah Lyon, Julius Collins.
[204-205] The will of Joseph Day, late of Coventry, signed 6 Nov.
1815, was presented 8 Dec. following ; Luke Day the executor. To wife
Susanna Day ; daughter Sally Cobb ; son Luke Day ; grandsons Miron
and Joseph, sons of Samuel Day ; three granddaughters, money for gold
necklaces, Harriet Cobb, Abigail Cobb, and Adeline Day. Witnesses, John
Ide, George Dow, Abijah Knight.
[206-209] At the request of the widow, Caleb Harreman was appointed
to administer on the estate of Enoch Harreman, late of Craftsbury,
15 June 1815. List of appraisers and the inventory given. List of claim-
ants includes the names of Caleb Harreman and Paul Harreman. The
widow presented a petition, dated 15 Dec. 1814, in which she states that
she is in charge of several small children.
[210-211] At the request of James Hill, heir at law, Richard Hill was
appointed to administer upon the estate of James Hill, Jr., late of Greens-
boro, 28 Sept. 1814; list of appraisers and inventory given; an account'
includes " expenses to Plattsburgh, " and the name of Aaron Hill. It ap-
22 Probate Records of Orleans Count}/, Vt. [Jan.
pears that the deceased was single and unijiarried, and that his father,
James Hill of Greensboro, was the legal heir, 7 Aug. 1815.
[212-216] William Randall was appointed to administer upon the estate
of Peter Randall, late of Greensboro, 3 May 1813 ; list of appraisers and
commissioners. A list of claimants includes the names of Jonathan Ran-
dall, William Randall, Jr., and Richard Randall. The widow presented a
petition. The administrator received his discharge 1 Nov. 1815.
[217] Jason Hinman of Holland was appointed to administer upon real
estate lying in Orleans Co. and belonging to the heirs of Joel Hinman, late
of Southbury, Conn., 19 Aug. 1813. Appraisers, Isaac Hinman, Benja-
min Hinman, and William Howe, all of Derby.
[218-225] Upon the petition of Thomas Taylor, Esq., adminsitration
upon the estate of Hezekiah Guyer, late of Wolcott, was given to Sabra
Guyer, the widow, and Martin Elmore, 9 March, 1814; list of appraisers
and commissioners. Inventory presented May 1814. A list of claimants
includes the names of John Guyer and Thomas Taylor. A petition of the
widow for support of herself and the two youngest children, under seven ;
property set off to the widow, Sabrina Guyer, 6 Feb. 1815; to cash paid
Luke Guyer for taking care of cattle, 4 March 1816.
[226-230] The will of David INIatthews, late of Hoosick, Renselear Co.,
N. Y., dated 29 Aug. 1810, and proved at Lansingburgh, N. Y., 5 Nov.
1811. Power given to John IMatthews and Robert Morris, two of the ex-
ecutors. Presented for record in Orleans Co. 11 Mar. 1817. To wife
Lucy Matthews ; son John Matthews, land in Ovid, Co. of Seneca, N. Y. ;
daughter Sukey, land in Shaftsbury, Co. of Bennington, viz : the Parker
farm now in possession of John Dickson, 100 acres; daugliters Patty and
Polly ; the residue to son John, son-in-law Robert Morris, and Genet
Wendell. The will also names Charity, the wife of Robert Morris ; David
Lake, the son of my daughter Lucy Lake, deceased ; Patty, the wife of
James Genet ; Polly, the wife of Ebenezer Hopkins ; Elizabeth, the wife
of William Lake ; Sally, the wife of Clark Harris ; son John, son-in-law
R. Morris, and friend Genet Wendell, executors. Witnesses, James
Demming, Jacob Marble, Zenas Jones.
[231-235] Administration given Mar. 1815 to the widow, Anna Grout,
upon the estate of Ray Grout, late of Morristown. Inventory 5 June ;
list of commissioners and claimants, among the latter appearing the names
of Asa Grout and Oliver Grout. On 17 Feb. 1817 Anna Grout was ap-
pointed guardian to Nathan, Nathaniel, and Dexter Grout.
[236-238] Power given 1 Jan. 1816 to Joseph Waterman of Johnson
to administer upon the estate of Elisha Hyde, late of Norwich, Conn., who
had goods, etc., in Orleans Co. List of appraisers. Inventory includes
land in Hyde Park.
[239-242] Will of Alexander Donahue, late of Castleton, Rutland Co.,
signed 10 Aug. 1814, presented at court in Castleton, Sept. 1814, and re-
ceived in Orleans Co., 20 May 1818. To wife Rebecca Donahue ; brother
William Donahue, if alive ; brother Daniel Donahue ; sisters Katy Jewett,
Hannah Sargeant, Betsey Donahue; the town of Brownington 100 acres
for schools ; town of Morristown 200 acres in that town ; town of Mont-
gomery 160 acres ; the Society at Fairhaven, a bell ; Josiah G. Harris, the
executor. The testator requests Isaac Cutler, Tilly Gilbert, and Samuel
Moulton to take an inventory and set off one half the estate to his wife.
Witnesses : Isaac Norton, David Sheppard, and Chauncey Langdon.
[243-247] Joseph Day's estate (see [204]). Inventory dated 1 Feb.
1816. George Ide, Elijah Strong, esqs., of Brownington, and John Ide,
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esq., of Coventry, to set off to Susanna Day, the widow, her thh-ds. Ac-
count closed 3 Jan. 1817.
[248-2r)2] At the rcMjuest of the widow, Luther Newcomb, esq., was ap-
pointed to administer on the estate of Freeman Vining, late of Derby,
30 Dec. 1812. A list of the appraisers and of claims.
[2r).3-2r>r)] The estate of Mary Mallard, late of Glover. By the consent
of heirs, John Cass was appointed administrator 8 July 1815. Stephen
Garfield also named. A]ipraisers, inventory, and list of claims recorded;
account closed 5 May 1817.
[257-202] Administration granted, 4 Dec. 1809, on the estate of James
Undt-rliill, late of Greenboro, to Joseph Scott and the widow, Abelina
Underhill. Appraisers and commissioners named; inventory given, and a
list of claims. It appears that the deceased left no children. After the
payment of debts, one half of the estate was assigned to the widow, and
the rest to Stephen, Amos, Jeremiah, Jonathan, and Abigail Underhill, and
Joanna Allen. Account closed Dec 1810.
[2G3-20G] Admhiistration on the estate of John Goodell, late of Glov-
er, was given to Sally Goodell, the widow, and John Corlis, 14 Mar. 181G.
List of a])praisers, claimants, and an inventory recorded ; account ended
6 May 1817.
[207-274] On 10 Nov. 1815, administration on the estate of Calvin
Eaton, late of Kelley vale, was given, at the request of the widow, to Joseph
Scott. Appraisers, inventory and claimants recorded ; list of debts due the
estate. The widow received her right of dower May 1810.
[275-284] John C. Ellsworth and Eluathan Strong were appointed to
administer upon the estate of John Ellsworth, esq., late of Greensboro, 15
July 1810, at the re(iuest of the widow. Appraisers, commissioners, and
inventory given. In the list of claimants the names of Fred. Ellsworth,
Harriet Ellsworth, and Sally Ellsworth ai)pear ; a list of debts due the
estate given. The admhiistrators receive their discharge 1 Dec. 1817.
[285] Joseph Waterman, administrator of the estate of Elisha Hyde, late
of Norwich, Conn., acknowledges cash payment by Veranes Lathrop of
Hyde Park, for land in that town owned by said Hyde, 10 Jan. 1817;
recorded 17 Feb. 1819.
[280-287] Joseph Waterman, etc., acknowledges the sale of land in
Westmore, belonging to the estate of Elisha Hyde, to Varanes Lathrop ;
same dates as the above.
[288-290] The will of Joshua Stanton, late of Essex, presented to
probate of Chittenden Co., 23 Feb. 1811, and copied at Orleans Co., 1 Oct.
1818; the wife, Abigail Stanton, the executrix. The will, besides making
provision for wife Abigail, mentions grandchildren Abigail Eliza Lee,
Chauncey Graham Lee, and Theodore Lee, all of Colebrook in Conn.,
and children of daughter Abigail Lee, deceased, and Rev. Chauncey Lee ;
daughters Elizabeth Camp, wife of Luke Camp of Westford, Chittenden
Co., and Sally Peaslie, of Burlington, wife of Zacheus Peaslie. Witnesses,
Samuel Hickock, Polly Pixley, Sally Converse, and Stephen Mix Mitchell.
[291-293] An agreement between Elisha Brigham and Lucy Brigham,
of Morristown, whereby they relinquish to each other rights in the real
estate of Enoch Brigham, late of Morristown ; acknowledged 4 June 1818.
An agreement between Enoch Brigham and Elisha Brigham in relation to
the same estate. Said Enoch holds a deed from his mother for her main-
tenance, dated 19 Feb. 1810. Witnesses, Abner and Thomas Brigham;
recorded Nov. 1820.
[294-295] Joseph Scott, judge of probate of Orleans Co., for $300 paid
24 Probate Records of Orleans County, Vt, [Jan.
by Elislia Brigham of Morristown, relinquishes all claim to land which
Enoch Brigham had in Morristown, being part of the original grant of
Nathan Hibbard.
[296-299] Cyrus Eaton of Brownington appointed administrator upon
the estate of Jonathan Eaton, late of the same town, 14 Mar. 1820. Ap-
praisers, inventory, and claimants recorded ; also a list of debts due to the
estate ; a widow and two children under seven years, mentioned ; also
money paid C. Eaton of Danville.
[300-304] Administration on the estate of Calvin Cook, late of Glover,
by the request of the widow, given to David Flint of the same town 5 Oct.
1818 ; aj^praisers, inventory, and claimants recorded. In the list of claims
the names of Paul Cook, Jr., and Betsey Cook appear. Money is paid the
widow for the support of the family.
[305-312] The will of Levi Grout, late of Morristown, signed 2G Oct.
1820, was presented 6 Nov. 1820. To wife Polly Grout; son Jason
Grout ; Mary Robinson, daughter Joanna Grout ; William Nichols,
" wife's father, " the executor. The appraisers, inventory, and commis-
sioners recorded. In the inventory three notes mentioned, signed by Z.
( ? Zac ) Grout ; a list of claimants.
[313-315] John Ide, by recpiest of the widow and others, appointed to
administer upon the estate of George Dorr, late of Coventry, 6 July 1818 ;
appraisers and inventorv 2;iven.
[31G-317] The wilf of John Perkins of Unity, N. H., dated 17 July
1813, and proved at Charlestown, N. H., is received at Orleans Co. 27
Aug. 1823. It mentions wife Esther ; son John A. Perkins ; son Seth
Perkins ; son Daniel C. Perkins, who is named as executor ; daughters,
Esther Young, Ruth Way, Betsey Comstock, Lucy Perkins, Hannah Carl-
ton. Witnesses, John Thurston, Whitefield Gilmore, John Gilmore.
[318] On 25 Mar. 1822 Horace AVhitney of Craftsbury, son of Joseph
Whitney late of Granville, N. Y., being of age to choose a guardian, made
choice of Joseph Scott of Craftsbury.
On 4 June 1822, at the request of Chester Carpenter, the court appoint-
ed Samuel S. Kendall of Derby to be guardian of Caroline, under fourteen,
daughter of the late Nathaniel Kendall of Derby.
On 1 Apr. 1823, at the request of Arnold Prouty, the court appointed
Samuel Warner of Newport guardian to Alfred and Roswell Prouty, both
under fourteen, sons of the late John Prouty, of Newport.
On 28 May 1823 George Nye was apj^ointed guardian to Lewis Nye
(who seems to have been of age).
[319-322] Appraisers of the estate of the late Micajah Dunham, of
Morristown, appointed 26 Jan. 1813 (see [150]).
Received of Philip Wheeler all monies which passed into his hands
during my minority. Signed, 1 Dec. 1833, Edwin W. Dunham.
An inventory of the estate of M. Dunham, Esq., of Morristown, deceased,
Elisha Boardman, Esq., administrator, followed by inventory of personal
property of the widow, Dorothy Dunham ; next, a list of claims.
[323-325] A petition of the heirs of Micajah Dunham, namely Amasa
Spaulding, Jr., and Davis B. Dunham, of Morristown, recites that Micajah
Dunham died in 1812 ; that in Jan. 1813 the will was proved, and Elisha
Boardman and Dorothy Dunham, the widow, were appointed the executors ;
that said Boardman hath deceased and said Dorothy married Jacob Mason
in 1817 ; that said Jacob was made administrator de bonis non 25 Mar.
1826 ; that said Dorothy died more than two years ago ; that an estate of
over $6,000 hath come into the hands of said administrator ; that Davis B.
1912] Probate Records of Orleans County, Vt» 25
Dunliam and Amasa Spalding, Jr., in riglit of his wife Mariah, Harry
Dunliam, now living out of the state, Edwin W. Dunham, now a minor,
Martha Pratt and Sally Rawlings, are entitled to said estate ; that said
Mason has never exhilnted a settlement. Signed 29 Oct. 1829 (see [316]).
[32G-329] The will of Sibbyl Temple, late of Glover, signed 28 Jan.
1822 and received for probate 30 Nov. 1822. To oldest brother, John
Temple ; Cynthia Page, *' my third sister ; " sister Content Sargent ; sister
Clariuda Woster ; sister Elizabeth Brown ; brother Isaac Adams Temple ;
Eliza, daughter of Levi and Elizabeth Brown (string of gold beads); Lew-
issa Brown, daughter of Levi and P^lizabeth ; Fanny Kingsbury, daughter
of my sister ; Hannah White, daughter of my sister ; Philinda Rounds,
daughter of my sister ; George Smith, son of my sister Matilda ; mother
Elizabeth Temple ; sister Cynthia Page, the residue, to assist her in car-
ing for their mother ; Pritchard Page of Glover sole executor. Witnesses,
Charles Hardy, James Clark, and Nancy Hardy.
[330-331] The will of John Perkins, late of Unity, N. H. (see p. 316),
presented by the executor and received for probate, 27 Aug. 1.S23.
[332-335] Asa Kimball, on the petition of the widow and fatlier of the
deceased, appointed administrator upon the estate of James Horton, late
of Barton, 3 tluly 1820; apprais<'rs jind inventory recorded.
[336-339] Philadelphus Mason's estate (see [148]); inventory dated
22 Apr. 1822. At a Court, held 25 INIar. 1822, Hiram Mason, the exec-
utor, was authorized to appoint two commissioners, and accordingly Joseph
Scott and William Scott were appointed.
[340-345] Persis Meriam, widow, and Luther ^leriam appointed, 4 Jan.
1816, to administer upon the estate of William Meriam, late of Barton.
Appraisers, commissioners, and inventory recorded ; a list of claims given ;
the widow receives a sum for the support of children under seven. Persis
Meriam, mother of Albert and William Meriam, was made their guardian,
5 May 1817. On 30 A])r. 1823, Persis Sartwcll, late widow of William
Meriam, and John Sartwell, her present husband, after a committee of three
have set off her thirds, accept a new trust to divide the remainder between
Albert and William, heirs of the deceased.
[346 to end] Estate of Micajah Dunham (continued, see [323]). On
6 Jan. 1830 Edwin W. Dunham, son and heir of said Micajah, a minor
over fourteen, chose Philip Wheeler, of Morristown, his guardian.
Jacob Mason, of Craftsbury, at a court held 6 Jan. 1830, claimed to be
legal assignee of Harry P. Dunham, son and heir of Micajah Dunham ;
his claim allowed ; said Mason filed an account.
On 25 Jan. 1830 Luther Bingham and Isaac Allen, of Morristown, and
Martin Elmore, of Elmore, Washington Co., were appointed a committee
of division on the estate of Micajah Dunham. Accordingly, Harry P.
received two sevenths ; Davis B. two sevenths ; Edwin W. two sevenths ;
and Maria Spaulding one seventh. The heirs signed to this agreement
26 Jan. 1830. From the record it appears that Jacob Mason and Dorothy
Dunham were married in 1821 and that she died in 1826.
On 9 Jan. 1829 Sally P. Bodfish, late Sally Rawlings, with the consent
of Joseph Bodfish, her husband, of Elmore, Washington Co., for value re-
ceived,' give^ to Davis B. Dunham her legacy received by the will of Mica-
jah Dunham.
On 14 Apr. 1828 Maria Pratt acknowledges the receipt of her legacy
by will of Micajah Dunham.
On 17 Jan. 1832 Philip Wheeler, as guardian of Edwin W. Dunham,
renders an account. [End of Vol. I.]
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26 Day Boohs of Hon, Eshon Sanford [Jan.
ITEMS FROM DAY BOOKS OF HON. ESBON SANFORD
OF NOETH KINGSTOWN, R. I., 1798-1833
Copied by Peleg F. Pearce of Wickford, R. I., and contributed by Louise Prosser
Bates, A.M., of Providence, R. I.
" The deaths indicated and relationship expressed by the manufacture and
delivery of coffins — recorded in the Day Books 1798-1833 belonging to
the Hon. Esbon Sanford of North Kingstown."
Mr Nicholas Gardiner a coffin for your wife Feb 6 1798
*' Benjamin Stanton " '' " " child March 12 1798
Miss Sarah Sherman is called sister to Nathaniel Sherman 1799
James Sherman " '• son of Sylvester Oct 1798
Mr Samuel Northrup a coffin for Mrs Congdon Nov 2 1798
Mr Robert Sherman is called son of Silas, a sister (to Robert) Sarah is men-
tioned May 1 1798
Jeremiah Smith a coffin for your wife Mch 24 1800
Thomas R. Congdon a coffiu for your gr mother May 13 1800
Estate of Caleb Cranston a coffin for himself Oct 12 1800
Benjamin Smith a coffin for your wife Feb 21 1803
Est of Samuel Gardiner a coffin for himself May 3 1803
Joseph Peirce a coffin for j^our mother Aug 12 1803
Pelcg Arnold " " '* your son Oct 12 1803
Perry Green Underwood a coffin for your wife Nov 12 1803
Robert Sherman, Exeter, '' *' " " mother Nov 19 1803
Peter Burlingame a coffin for your wife Dec 3 1803
David Greene a coffin for your child January 12 1804
Zebulon Wambsley a colfin for your wife May 25 1804
Est of Thomas Hitt a coffin for himself June 1 1804
Henry Harvy a coffin for Simeon Harvy Aug 13 1804
Jeremiah Brown a coffin for your mother Oct 6 1804
Timothy Peckham Jr a coffin for your son Nov 2 1804
Timothy Peckliam a coffin for your son Nov 17 1804
John Hazard of Jeremiah a coffin for Mrs Cranston March 3 1805
Henry Congdon a coffin for your child March 4 1805
Oliver Gardiner " " '' " father April 4 1805
Abel Cottrell a coffin for your brother April 13 1805
Paul Austin a coffin for your wife May 8 1805
A coffin for Mrs Hitt July 20 1805
Est of James Sherman a coffin for himself Aug 22 1805
Martin Read a coffin for your wife Sept 5 1805
Abel Cottrell a coffin for your brother Nov 5 1 805
Est of Jeremiah Hazard a coffin for himself Nov 29 1805
'' Job Sweet a coffin for himself Dec 6 1805
" Caleb Gardiner a coffin for himself July 21 1806
^' Clarke Hopkins a coffin for himself Aug 14 1806
Nicholas Northrup of S. K. a coffin for your mother January 21 1807
Samuel Watson of Caleb a coffin for your child Feb 25 1807
William Green a coffin for July 27 1807
John Browning a coffin for your mother Feb 29 1808
Nicholas E Gardiner a coffin for March 5 1808
Samuel Watson of Caleb a coffiji for your child January 16 1809
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Samuel D Allen a coffin for your uncle Samuel Dyer January 20 1810
Est of John Helme a coffin for himself Aug 3 1810
Joseph Slocum a coffin for your wife Aug 21 1810
Benjamin Hammond a coffin for your wife Aug 27 1810
Daniel Stanton a coffin for your mother Aug 27 1810
John T. Nicliols a coffin for your daughter Sept 22 1810
David Douglass a coffin for his w^ife Sept 26 1810
Richard W Gardiner a coffin for your uncle Elisha Watson Oct 1 1810
Daniel Lawton a coffin for your sister Nov 7 1810
Jeremiah Knowls a coffin for your child Nov 13 1810
Wanton Gardiner " " " " father Dec 8 1810
Samuel Browning '' " " " " " 28 1810
Jessie Gardiner " " '' " child January IG 1811
Est of Ann Reynolds a coffim for January 28 1811
^' Stephen Watson a coffin for himself Feb 7 1811
Silas Gardiner a coffin for your wife's mother Feb 9 1811
Job Sherman " " " '' son March G 1811
Stukely Northrup a coffim for your child March 19 1811
Est of Dorcas Gardiner a coffin for himself April 19 1811
William Champlin a coffiin for your sister June 10 1811
Jonathan Babcock " " " " mother June 11 1811
Est of Mumford Hazard a coffin for himself June 24 1811
Ephraim Gardiner a coffiin for your cliikl July IG 1811
James Helme Jr " " " '' wile Aug IG 1811
Est of George Congdon a coffim for himself Sept 10 1811
Jeremiah Knowles a coffim for your child Oct 1 1811
Est James Cottrell " " " liimself Oct 7 1811
Jeffrey Watson " " " your sister Oct 27 1811
Est of Peter Burlingame a coffin for himself Nov 2G 1811
Henry Northrup a coffin for your father Dec 28 1811
Robert Noyes " " " " child Feb. 19 1812
Charles Douglass " " " " wdves mother Mch 10 1812
Thomas B Gardiner a coffin for your child May 23 1812
Est of Christoplier Gardiner a coffin for himself June 17 1812
Patience Fowler a coffim for your son June 20 1812
Scranton E Sweet a coffin for your child July 28 1812
John Rose a coffin for your son July 29 1812
Est of Oliver Carr a coffin for himself Aug. 29 1812
James Himes a coffin for your son Sept 10 1812
Est of Weighty Congdon a coffin for herself Sept 23 1812
Joseph Wijjhtman a coffin for your child Oct 20 1812
Daniel Champlin " '' *' " child Oct 24 1812
Est of Hannah Watson a coffin for herself Nov 21 1812
" Smith Pierce a coffin for himself Nov 9 1812
Nicholas C Northrup " " your daughter Nov 30 1812
Stephen Congdon coffin for your wife January 18 1813
Willet Carpenter '' " Lillis Green January 21 1813
Jonathan Congdon '* '' your daughter January 23 1813
John Nichols " " Stephen Remington Feb 26 1813
Jonathan Godfrey " " your daughter Mch 3 1813
James Sherman of S. K. coffin for Mrs Card Mch 15 1813
Jonathan Bates coffin for your son April 12 1813
Giles Peirce " " '' son " 13 "
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Jonathan Bates coffin for your wife May 17 1813
Nicholas Gardiner coffin for your wife May 26 1813
Allen Gardiner " " " son June 11 1813
John J Watson " " Hannah Hazard June 12 1813
Eliza Fowler " " your child June 21 1813
Nathan G Hazard " " " father June 29 1813
Est of Mercy Northrup coffin for herself July 3 1813
" Sewel Kingsley " " himself June 6 1813
George Gardiner ** " your wife Aug 10 1813
Giles Pierce " " " wife " 18 "
Thurston Northrup " " " father Oct 2 1813
Est of Jonathan Babcock coffin for himself Oct 20 1813
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David Douglas
Ephraim Hazard
Robert Pollock
John P Whitford
Est of Wait Gardiner
Gideon Hazard
Stephen Green
Est of John Congdon
" Jolm Anthony
" Sihis Sherman
Georfre Watson
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your son Oct 29 1813
" mother Dec 5 1813
" child Dec 9 1813
herself Dec 10 1813
January 8 1814
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your wife January 14 1814
himself Junuary 24 1814
*' Feb 27 1814
" Mch. 8 1814
child Mch. 12 1814
Est of Thomas Armstrong coffin for himself Mch. 2G 1814
Benjamin Gardiner of Nicholas coffin for Mrs Cory April 4 1814
Edward Baker coffin for your child April 4 1814
Est of Stephen Northrup cotfin for himself May 23 1814
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James Sherman
Est of Gideon Hazard
Benjamin Northrup
Benedict Arnold
Joseph Congdon
Est of Ezekiel Gardiner
Est of Joseph Peirce
John Eldred
Est of Sweet Hitt
" William Congdon
John Wilson
Est of William Taylor
" Abif][ail Conwlon
Frederic Gardiner
Est of Stephen Gardiner
Thomas Douirlass
Est of John Wilson
James Sweet
Est of Nicholas Gardiner
" Mary Gardiner
" Langworthy Pearce
John Rose
James Gardiner
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" daughter June 2 1814
himself June 18 1814
your child June 20 1814
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Caleb Congdon July 20 1814
himself Aug 12 1814
" Oct 22 1814
your daughter Nov 8 1814
himself Dec 3 1814
" Mch 6 1815
your wife Mch 16 1815
himself Mch 25 1815
herself Mch 29 1815
Stephen April 9 "
himself " 9 1815
gr. father April 9 1815
himself May 1 1815
your wife May 1 1815
himself June 7 1815
herself " 12 "
your wife June ^1 1815
Mrs Thurber Aug 18 1815
your child Oct 5 1815
Ezekiel Gardiner of Exeter coffin for your wife Nov 4 1815
Benjamin Hammond " " ^' aunt " 10 "
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Oliver Rose coffin for your son John Rose Nov 22 1815
David Cottrell coffin for your wife Nov 23 1815
Est of Josepli Oatley coffin for himself Nov 30 1815
Nathan G Hazard "
Christopher Robinson "
Thomas Douglas "
Sylvester Gardiner "
Joseph Jenks *'
Jonathan Godfrey ''
Est of Nancy Hazard "
Stephen Hazard "
Henry 3urlingame '^
Stephen Hazard "
your child Dec 24 1815
" daughter Feb 12 1816
'^ aunt Joanna Douglass Feb 16 1816
" mother June 24 1816
'' wife July 7 1816
" wife Aug 7 1816
herself Aug 28 1816
your child Sept 1 1816
" chihl '' 13 "
" child "• 21 "
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Est of Nathaniel Mumford coffin for himself Oct 31 1816
Arnold Hazard '
Benjamin Northrup ^
Willet Carpenter '
Jam-es Congdon *
Samuel D Allen '
Palmer Gardiner '
Ezekiel Gardiner of Exeter '
Daniel Champlin ^
William Green ''
Primus Browning *'
Alexander Gardiner '
Primus Browning *
Jonathan Congdon *'
Stephen Tefft '
Scran ton E Sweet *
Joseph Arnold *'
Stanton Hazard "
Richard Smith ''
Ezekiel Gardiner of Exeter ''
William Cole '
Benjamin Hammond ''
Est of William Cole "
Henry Burlingame "
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Joseph Hammond
Henry Burlingame
Est of Nathaniel Sherman
Minor Chappell
Est of Lewis Clarke
James Sherman
Henry Burlingame
your gr mother Oct 24 1816
" mother January 4 1817
" motlier " 8 "
" wife April 12 1817
" mother April 5, 1817
" child April 5 1817
" mother August 27 1817
" father May 4 1817
'' mother Austin Sept 30 1817
" daughter January 20 1818
" mother Watson Feb 16 1818
'< son Mch 16 1818
" daughter Mch 24 1818
" mother Sept 2 1818
" son Nov 16 1818
" child June 12 1819
'' '' Nov 1 1819
'' " July 21 1820
" sister Dec 30 1820
" dauohter Oct 17 1822
'' child Nov 30 1822 •
himself Aug 8 1823
your child Oct 18 1823
Robert Brown Feb 15 1825
child Feb 15 1825
child Sept 28 1825
himself Sept 18 1826
your wife May 2 1826
himself Oct 12 1826
Jonathan Bates Sept 1 1827
your daughter Oct 2 1827
" mother Dec 28 1832
Nov 24 1798 Isaac Spink coffin for your Negro
July 10 1805 Cuff Gardiner coffin for your motherinlaw
Nov 23 1805 Zebulon Wambsley coffin for Abigail Sampson
May 24 1803 Jeremiah Hazard coffin for Prince
June 17 1811 Perow Gardiner coffin for your Sister
July 20 18U
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Aug. 22 1811 Est of Sampson Gardiner coffin for Sampson Gardiner
(himself)
Mch 19 1813 Hanson Gardiner coffin for your son
Dec 9 '' John Wister " ''
May 25 1815 Perow Gardiner " "
Mar 19 1816 Primew Browning " "
Mch 16 1825 Loudon Hazard " ''
July 21 1830 Samuel Potter " "
January 5 1833 " " " "
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PASSENGER LISTS TO AMERICA
Communicated by Gerald Fothergill of New Wandsworth, London, England
[Continued from Vol. 62, page 171]
Roll of Passengers to be received on Board the Ship Catherine of
Dublin, 170 Tons Burthen as per Register, George Thomas, Master, now
in the Port of Killybegs and bound for New Castle & Philadelphia. Sworn
at Bally shannon 9 June 1804
John Conyngham of Monargin in Killybegs, Donegal Dark age 55 Far-
mer Hold
Isabella Conyngham of Monargin in Killybegs, Donegal Dark age 49
Hold
William Conyngham of Monargin in Killybegs, Donegal Fair age 26
Labourer Hold
Isabella Conyngham of Monargin in Killybegs, Donegal Dark age 23
Hold
Alexr Conyngham of Monargin in Killybegs, Donegal Fair age 21 La-
bourer Hold
Jas Conyngham of Monargin in Killybegs, Donegal Fair age 18 La-
bourer Hold
John Conyngham of Monargin in Killybegs, Donegal Fair age 15 La-
bourer Hold
Catherine Conyngham of Monargin in Killybegs, Donegal Fair age 12
Hold
George Conyngham of Monargin in Killybegs, Donegal Dark age 49
Schoolmaster Hold
Andrew Conyngham of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Dark age 34 Far-
mer
Elitia Conyngham of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Fair age 34 Hold
John Conyngham of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Fair age 12 Hold
Andrew Conyngham of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Fair age 6 Hold
Robt Johnston of Donegal Fair age 15 Cabin
Robt Henderson of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Dark age 45 Farmer
Hold
Elenor Henderson of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Dark age 44 Hold
Elenor Henderson of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Dark age 18 Hold
Jane Henderson of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Dark age 15
Prudence Henderson of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Dark age 13 Hold
George Henderson of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Dark age 11 Hold
1912] Passenger Lists to America 31
Ann Henderson of Locliris in Mishue, Donegal Dark age 8 Hold
age 15
Hold
age 13
Hold
age 10
Hold
age 7
Far-
Alexr Henderson of Lochris in Mishue, Donet^al Fair aue G Hold
Artliiir Fawcet of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Fair age 19 Labourer
Hold
John Porter of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Dark age 43 Farmer Hold
Elitia Torter of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Dark age 44 Hold
Catherine Porter of Lochris in Mishue, Doneiral Dark asfe 22 Hold
William Porter of Lochris in Mishue, Donegal Fair age 20 Labourer
Hold
Alexr Porter of Lochris in IMishue, Doneijal Fair aire 18 Hold
William llarran of Carrick East, Drumhome, Donegal Black age 37
Farmer Hold
Elizabeth Harran of Carrick East, Drumhome, Donegal Dark ao"e 37
Hold
Ann Harran of Carrick East in Drumhome, Donegal Dark
Jane Harran of Carrick East in Drumhome, Donegal Dark
John Harran of Carrick East in Drundiome, Donegal Dark
Alexr Harran of Carrick East in Drundiome, Donegal Fair
mer(?) Hold
Matthew Brown of Carrick P^ast in Drumhome, Doneiral Dark aw 18
Labourer Hold
William llarran of Carrick Breeuy in Drumhome, Donegal Dark age
37 Farmer Hold
Jane Harran of Carrick Breeny in Drumhome, Donegal Fair age 32
Hokl
Barbara Harran of Carrick Breeuy in Drumhome, Donegal Fair a^e 11
Hold
Jane Harran of Carrick Breeny in Drundiome, Donegal Fair age 8 Hold
Thos Grier of Bin' Park in Drumhome, Doneijal Dark asfe 30 Hold
Jane Grier of Big Park in Drumhome, Donegal Fair age 23 Hold
John McCrea of Lignanornaii in Drumhome, Donegal Black age 24
Labourer Hold
Cath Fawcett of Mt Charles Inver in Drumhome, Donegal Dark age
21 Hold
Elinor Devenny of Benro in Killartie, Donegal Fair age 27 Hold
Archd Scott of TuUymore in Misheel, Donegal Black 26 Farmer Hold
Elenor Scott of Tullymore in Misheel, Donegal Dark age 29 Hold
Wm Scott of Ardara in Killybegs, Donegal Dark 20 J..abourer Hold
Jas McDade of Killarhel in Misheel, Donegal Fair age 22 Labourer
Hold
Andw Lamon of Ardegat in Misheel, Donegal Black 18 Labourer
Hold
Patt Kennedy of Meenhallu in Killymard, Donegal Dark age 52 Far-
mer Hold
Susan Kennedy of Meenhallu in Killymard, Donegal Dark age 52 Hold
Edward Kennedy of Meenhallu in Killymard, Donegal Dark age 24
Hold
John Kennedy of Meenhallu in Killymard, Donegal Dark age 19 La-
bourer Hold
Patrick Kennedy of Meenhallu in Killymard, Donegal age 16 Labourer
Hold
James Kennedy of Meenhallu in Killymard, Donegal Fair age 13 La-
bourer Hold
32 Prize Money to the Chesapeake [Jan.
Charles Kennedy of Meenhallu in Eallymard, Donegal Fair age 11
Hold
Biddy McCafferty of Meenhallu in Killymard, Donegal Dark age 20
Hold
Danl Slieerin of Ardara in Killybegs, Donegal Dark age 24 Hold
Michl Carlain of Killybegs, Donegal Dark age 26 Hold
Geo Maxwell of Kaferty in Killartie, Donegal Dark age 24 Hold
Jas Syms of Bractcla in Killartie, Donegal Dark age 45 Farmer Hold
Mary Syms of Bractcla in Killartie, Donegal Fair age 40 Hold
Samuel Syms of Bractcla in Killartie, Donegal Fair age 6 Hold
Elizabeth Syms of Bractcla in Killartie, Donegal Fair age 4 Hold
Tera Allis of Drimahy in Done, Donegal Fair age 30 Hold
James Allis of Drimahy in Done, Donegal Fair age 14 Labourer Hold
Owen McGlofi^hlin of Glen, Donegal Dark age 29 Farmer Hold
Nelly McGloghlin of Glen, Donegal Dark age 30 Hold
McGlouijhlin of Glen, Doneixal Dark acre 5 Hold
Patt Gillespy of Glen, Donegal Fair age 35 Hold
Pegy Gillespy of Glen, Donegal Fair age 24 Hold
John McClosky of Drimreny in Inver, Donegal Fair age 25 Labourer
Hold
Rose McClosky of Drimreny in Inver, Donegal Fair age 19 Hold
John Syms of Glen, Donegal Fair age 30 Hold
Catherine Syms of Glen in Donegal Fair age 21 Hold
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY TO THE OFFICERS
AND CREW OF THE CHESAPEAKE FOR MER-
CHANDISE CAPTURED FROM THE
BRIG LIVERPOOL HERO
Communicated by Matt Busunell Jo.ves, LL.B., of the Committee on Collection of
Records
United States Frigate Chesapeake, Jan. IJf, ISIS?'
Sir,
We this morning fell in with another of the Brazil convoy, the brig
Liverpool Hero, of Liverpool. As she did not appear to be of sufficient
consequence to man, I have taken from her the most valuable articles she
had on board, and we are now employed in scuttling her.
There is another of them in sight, and I am in hopes we shall have her
in the morning.
Respectfully, I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
Hon. Paul Hamilton, Secretary of the Navy.
A letter ^ of the same date " at Sea " was forwarded " by the British ship
Volunteer, which was captured this morning on her passage to the Brazils.
She is one of a large convoy that sailed from Cork on the 19th ult. for the
West Indies and South America ; she parted with the West India convoy
on the 3d instant, off Madeira, and on the 7th she parted with the Cherub
a Palmer, Historical Register of the United States (ed. 2), pt. 2, vol. 2, p. 162.
^ Op. cit., p. 161.
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V
sloop, having under her convoy 11 ships bound to South America and the
Pacific ocean."
The amount of the proceeds from the marshal's sales amounted to
$10,170.37 paid into the court, of which $333.22 were for costs, leaving
$9,837.15, one moiety of which to distribute was $4,918.57. Of this
amount Charles W. Greene gave a receipt, 1 October 1814, to William
Shaw, Esq., Clerk of the District Court, for $2,186.02, which he was to
distril)ute as agent. Capt. Samuel Evans receipted for $138.41 as agent.
George Reed was agent for a smaller number of beneficiaries.
There were six classes of recipients. To the first class belonged the
captain and the commodore, who received respectively 2/20 and 1/20, or
$491.84 and $245.92 ; to the second were assigned 2/20 to be divided
among seven, or $70.26 to each ; to the third 2/20 to be divided among
nine, or $54.65 to each ; to the fourth 3J/20 to be divided among thirty-
nine, or $22.07 to each ; to the fifth 2j/20 to be divided among thirty,
or $20.49 to each ; and 7/20 to l)e divided among three hundred and nine,
or $5.57 to each. Each class has a heading setting forth the proportion
assigned to it, the amount to be received by each member of it, a form of
receipt to the clerk of the court, and below this the list of names, "with the
name of a^ent added and columns for sijjnatures and witnesses.
The letters A, E, G, or R, in brackets after a name signify respectively
autograph, and Evans, Greene, or Reed acting as agents.
1st Class.
Samuel Evans Stephen Decatur, by T. I. Chew
2d Class.
Octavius A. Page, by W" C. Ayl- Charles B. Thompson [E]
win, Atty to H. N. Page Ad"" A. C. Ludlow^ by Rowe Ludlow
George Budd [G] WilP" A. White by F. B. White,
N. D. Nicholson [E] Atty.
George Pearce [G]
8d Class.
Thomas Wayne [G.] Mathew Rogers [G]
James Broom " George Miller "
Rich^ C. Edgar " Joseph Fisher "
Sam^ Muffit " Rogers Carter by Sam^ Carter
Joseph Martm " Adm"".
4th Class.
John Dix by Thos. J. Eckley Att^. John Evans [G]
William Swift [A] William Perry [G]
Calvin Sawtell " AVilliam Anderson, Jr. by B. M.
Joseph Russell [G] Waters Atty
John Carter '' Benjamin Page by B. M. Waters,
Nath^ Coles [A] " Cole " Attorney
Joseph Witcher [G] William Brown [G]
c There is a receipt, dated Boston 9 Nov. 1816 and attached to this page, for $90.60
*< in full for my late son's Lieut. Augustus C. Ludlow's proportion of prize money
while attached to the late U. S. Frigate Chesapeake." [Signed] Elizabeth Jones.
34
Prize Money to the Chesapeake
[Jan,
Michael Grace [G]
Ladd Belding
William Thompson [G]
Solomon Goodrich "
Peter Roberts [A]
Benjamin Sanders [G]
John J. Yarnall by Cha« W.
Greene by S. W. Greene Att^
to J. J. Yarnall
Francis Nicholls [G]
Thomas S. Blodgett by W" Minot
by order
Lewis E. Simmonds [E]
Pollard Hopewell [G]
John D. Fisher [E]
Walter Abbott "
Allen Griffin [G]
Edward C. Carter by Tho. G.
Gary atty.
James W. Forrest [G]
WilP» H. Mott [E]
W^^^ Randolph [G]
D. Hio-crinobotham [G]
Will">''A. Weaver "
Horatio R. Beatty "
W°^ Steele "
Jam^ F. Curtis [A]
Edm^ M. Russell [G]
Edw^ N. Thayer [xV]
Cortlandt Livingston [G]
W'" P. Purcy
((
OTii Class.
Thomas Finigan [G]
George North "
Hatch Oakman "
Samuel Hatton "
William Leonard by Sam^ Steven-
son Atty
Forbes Dela [G]
Henry Simpson
Joseph Wells [G]
Michael Kelly by Will'" Jones
Administrator
Thomas Smith 2d, by Is*^ W^inslow
for C. Rinaldi Ex^
John Vezy [G]
Jonathan Walker "
John Giles "
John Carlton
James Beton by Jos Head jr by
power
Wilkinson Welsey
William Parker
Jefferson Griffith [G]
Daniel Barnham "
James A. Lewis
Nicholas Johnson [G]
George Reading by Lucy Reading
Admx
Samuel Gale [G]
James Woodbury "
George Gifford '^
Francis Williams "
David Burk "
James Orcutt "
John Twiss "
Isaac Porter ''
6th Class.
[G]
Thomas Burseil
Benjamin Gould
W" or Dan Martin "
John Williams "
James Card "
John Grant by Benj" Pike by
power
Joseph Clodanan by Ellen Rogers
by power
Abraham Cox
Moses Stephens [G]
Thomas Hanscom by Benj^ Pike
by power
Benjamin Osgood [G]
Thomas Stirlinij
Richard Williams 2d
John Monday [G]
Peter Davis "
Robert Spencer ''
Henry C. Miner "
Alex^ Marino
Christian Carlson [R]
Peter Labroden
Peter John
John Pressey [G]
Thomas Ellison
Lewis Francis [G]
Christian Cook
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Prize Money to the Chescqiealce
35
Daniel Whitten by John Low
adui"^
Joseph Stephens [G]
Will'" Thompson
Jonas Preston by W" Minot Att^
Perry Yearinan [G]
AVilliani Jirown ''
George Craton "
Oliver Cromwell "
James Spoiirt
Fred'^ Cogswell
Sterling Clarke [G]
Sylvester Stacey "
Joshua Moody [A]
John Appleton <
John Orr [A] his mark
Thomas Hardy [G]
Elias Beale '*
Joseph Goodall "
Henry Foster "
Peter Quantin
Francis Vansicle
James Butler by John McCabe
Adm^ oi' James Butler his mark
John Watson [G]
Joseph Pit(.'her "
William Thomas "
Green Camp
Wilson Denight [A] his mark
Cesar Black
John Johnson
George Daw [G]
Philij) Bertram "
Wm Gordon "
Michael Driver
George Williams [G]
Henry Ensign
Levi Waterman [G]
Abijah Davis "
John Peterson "
John Chappell 1st by Susanna
Brown by power her mark
W'" Gardner [E]
RoV Perkins [R]
Daniel Martin [G]
George Orne dead Joshua Orne
adm*"
Lambert Flowers [R]
George Mitchell
Thomas Turner [A] his mark
And^^ S. Rogers [G]
Robert Bates "
Thomas Abbott
VOL. XLVI. 3
George Cordell
Haffield White [G]
Laban Teague
George Fernandez [G]
Israel Smith by W. Minot his
Atty duly authorised
Thomas Evans Rec^. for Tho".
Evans father the acc^ S. Wiggin
William Day [G]
Anthony Joseph *'
Patrick Brooks "
Thomas Linley [R]
John Smith [G]
Joseph Wheyland
George Woodmorse
Benjamin Simonds [R]
Samuel Hays [A] " Hayes "
Henry Smith [G]
John Hills
Nathaniel Seaver [G]
Francis Simonds by Jon* Symonds
Ex^
John Miller
Jonatlian Shaw [G]
John Wood <i
Robert Holmes "
Thomas eJackson
John Brown [G]
Daniel Malona [G]
James Sperrin "
John Simpson
John Scott [G]
John Smith [A] his mark
John Joice [G]
Charles Wilford
Andrew Simpson [A] his mark
John Brice
Peter Ferryman
John Peirce Tho. G. Cary by
Power
Francis Williams [G]
Christian Neilson "
Joseph Clodman [G]
Philip Legrove by W"" Minot Att^
Giles Cane
Edward Smith [A]
James McKan
Andrew Dunham
Hammond Busk [G]
John McVey '*
Aaron Jackson "
Peter Frost "
John Coursey "
36
Prize Money to the Chesapeake
[Jan.
Thomas Flanagan [G]
John Ruck ''
John Hodgman "
Peter Langrice J. T. Austin by
Power
Francis Franklin [G]
WilP" Russell
Martin Matly [G]
Christopher Holmes "
Harris Ball
Henry White [G]
Enoch Hacket
Magnus Sparring
Andrew Mercer
Andrew Williams by James Odell
Administrator
John Medley
W'" Pitman [E]
Paul Lymer by W'" Minot Att^
Peter Vanderlin by Hannah Heud-
ley, her mark, as Ex*"
John Tollman [G]
Joseph Simonds by Jon* Symonds
Ex''
Joseph Gale
James Parker [G]
Martin Anderson
Ebenezer Day [G]
John W. Duggin
Jolm Smith 2^'
William Foster By Pow^ Jn° Bon-
i^y ["0
Stephen Bull [G]
Andrew Vandermear "
Joseph Curtis [A] his mark
Jolm White
Darby Lee
Henry Munroe
Thomas Arthur
Thomas Barrett [G]
Eli Wilson
Josiah Shatfield by E Rockwood
Atty to Ad''.
John D. Pike
Joseph Wright [G]
Charles Reynolds
John Hunt
Rolla Peters [R]
John Mc Neir
Eben Eldridge
Joseph Calhoon
Samuel Ratcliff [G]
Stephen June
Florence Crowley [G]
Luke Sherburne "
Philip Blake "
Benjamin Trefethen "
Benjamin Sumner
Joseph Pike [R]
David Abbott [G]
Harvey Howard
-^ym Xhompson
Joseph Phillips
Richard Palfrey [A]
John Lee [G]
William Fredick "
John Keegan [A]
John Dale [G]
Mathew Kenbner "
John Ware
Samuel Webber [G]
Henry Hyde [E]
Thomas Leonard [G]
Alexander Grant "
John Thompson "
James Waterman *'
Samuel Green [A]
John Davis
Francis Comayn
Francis Paris
Abraham Richardson
Samuel Mullin
Micajah Sawyer
Mark Fernald [G]
Lewis Hanscom "
Daniel Croxford "
Henry R. Goodwin "
Andrew Newman
David Bias
Joseph Saunders [G]
Benjamin Yeaton
Andrew Cunningham Benjamin
AA'elch by power
Jacob Elsworth
Fred'^ W. Dalton
Holsey Carey [G]
Henry Myers
William R. Ruse [A]
Will"^ McCalferty [EJ
Lewis Doyle [G]
Luther Eldridge [R]
Thomas Levinus
Thomas Jones by W"' Minot Att^
Isaac Smith by Tho G. Cary Atty.
Benton Greene
William Staples [G]
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Prize Money to the Chesapeahe
37
John Douglass by W"" Minot Att^
John Grazier
John Chappell 2^
Robert May [G]
Josej)h Vaughan [E]
William Payne by Anthony Paine,
his mark
Thomas Gibson
John Phillips [G]
John Dcvo
Mark Underwood
Peter Thompson [A]
John Sieve [GJ
Henry Stein back
Nath^ Currier [E]
Benjamin Esday
Noah Dearborn Geo. Newton by
power
Henry Tardy by Michael Hopkins
John Rollins
Abraham Cutter [G]
Charles Sargent [A]
Green Mangier [E]
Thomas Gould [G]
William Metcalf
Elijah Rawson
John Read 2^' by Eliza Reed ad-
ministratrix, her mark
John Peirce 2^
Marbv Collins [G]
William Phillips
James Peterson Geo. Newton by
power
Charles Thompson
James Durfee [G]
Charles Eastland "
Will'" Alubar
W" Brown 3^*^
John Newman
William Brown 4*^
Benj'^ Proctor [G]
Joseph Allen Matthew Annabell
Resieved Bupour
Paul Jessamy by W°^ Mmot Att^
John Read 1 [E]
John Demidolf [G]
Eben Loud [G]
WilP" Perry "
Charles Noyes John Pitman By
Power
Mathew Rogers [G]
Eliphalet Carr "
Richard Hoffman
Del any Ward
John lloifman [R]
William Potts "
Patrick Johnston "
William Dixon
William Perry
Hugh M. Laughlin
Samuel Jackson [A]
John Wright
Will'" Myers John Oliver by
power
Miles Morris [G]
William Harris '*
P2zekiel Howard [R]
David Jones
Richard Standley [G]
Joseph Clark "
Thomas Tiblady by Josej^h G.
Tiplady
Nathaniel Leach [A] his mark
Jonathan Lander [G]
Nathan Tilton "
Samuel Bixby [A]
Josiah Norton
Thomas JNIarahal
Thomas Wilson
John Lyver [R]
John Crippen [A]
Andrew Harvey [E]
Patrick Dillon [G]
Thomas Stockner ^'
Thomas Wheaton W°^ B. Brad-
ford, Jr. by power
Michael Todd [G]
William Lewis [A]
William Clay
Silas Jones by John Hunt
George Thomas GHare by Hannah
Hendley as Admrx, her mark
Philip D. Bryant by Ichabod Bry-
ant Adm^
Benjamin Morrison
John Mulligan
John Johnston [G]
38 Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions [Jan,
CONNECTICUT CEMETERY IXSCRIPTIOXS
Copied by Joel N. Eno, A.M., of Hartford, Conn.
ASHFORD
Westford Parish ; Old North Cemetery
Miss Abigail daughter of Capt. Jedediali & Mrs. Hannah Amidon died April
29^^ 1830 Aged 41 years & 3 months.
]\Iiss Hannah Amidon died March 14"\ 1826 M. 42 years
Capt. Jedediah Amidon died Oct. 5, 1830. Aged 86
Mrs. Hannah Amidown, consort of Capt. Jedediah Amidown, who died
May y« 16'^ AD. 1813 in y® 55 year of her age
Dolly Barker, daughter of Deac. Nathan & Mrs. Lydia Barker died March
ye 29tii AD. 1812 in the 22^^ year of her age.
Deacon Abner Chaffee died Dec. 26'^\ 1816. jcEa. 54 years.
Amos Chaffee died Jan. 27, 1850 Aged 75
Mr. David Chaffee died Oct. 3, 1814. ^E. 81 years.
Eunice, wife of Amos Chaffee died Oct. 9, 1849 Aged 77
An infant son of Amos & Eunice Chaffee died Sept. 6, 1839 aged 12
days.
Judith, wife of Abner Chaffee died July 5, 1854. Aged 85
Mrs. Priscilla, wife of David Chaffee died May 13, 1814. ^E. 73 years
Soj^lironia Chaffee died June y® 11^ day 1807 in y® 2^ year of her age.
Abalena, wife of Elias Chapman died Marcli 14, 1853. Aged 63
Elias Chapman died Dec. 15, 1839 Aged 90
Elias Chapman died April 26, 1876. ^E. 87
Elisha Chapman, son to INIr Elias & Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman died Jan^
7^'^ AD. 18U1 in y^* 25^^^ year of liis age.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman, wife of Mr. Elias Chapman died December 17,
1829 Aged 75
Deacon Thomas Chapman & ]\rary his wife. He died March 1783 iE 88
years Mrs. IMary Cliapmaii died Fel). 14, 1795.
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife to Ens. Joseph Enos died May 1777 in the 60th year
of her age.
Patty & Huldah Hafton daughters to Mr. Philip & Mrs. Huldah Hafton.
Patty died August y« 26^^ AD. 1800 aijed 2 years & 8 months.
Huldah, Sept. y« 12^^ AD. 1800 aged 8 months.
Clarissa Haws, Daughter to Mr. Eli & Mrs. Susanna Haws died September
21^*- AD. 1792 in the 7^^ year of her age.
Capt. Eli Hawes died June 19, 1825 Aijed 76 years.
Mrs. Susanna, wife of Mr. Eli Haws died''8 May 1816 JEi. 72
Mrs. Clyrana, relict of Mr. John Lummis died J^n. 5, 1832 in her 72*^
year.
Mr. John Knox died May 26*^ 1784 in y^ 37^^ year of his age
Samuel Knox died Jan'^^" y® 29^^, 1789 in y® 73^ year of his age. Mrs.
Susanna, wife to Mr. Samuel Knox died Feb. y® 23*^, 1792 in y® 76^^
year of her age.
Mr. John Lummis died March 12, 1828 in the 74*^ year of his age.
Phebe, wife of Parley Lyon died Feb. 12, 1834. Aged 39.
Solomon Millar died March y^ 21, 1800
Ebenezer Robbins, a soldier of the Revolution died Oct. 6, 1849 Aged 91.
Esther, wife of Ebenezer Robbms died Feb. 26, 1817 aged 33.
1912] Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions 39
Mary her daughter died Feb. 24, 1817 aged 9 years
Zeviah, wife of El)eiiezer Kob])ins died July 31, 1855 aged 68 years
Ensn. David Robins died Dec"^ 4^'', 177G in y^ 32^^ year of his age.
Capt. Josliua Robinson died Nov. 15, 1834 Aged 85
Mrs. Sybil, wife of Capt. Joshua Robinson died Sept. 1^^, 1813, in the 64'^
year of her age.
Clarrissa Ryder Died Aug. 28, 1818 Aged 30.
Deacon Samuel Sessions died Feb. 8^^ 1819 in the 73^ year of his age.
Sybil, relict of Samuel Sessions died March 21, 1836. ^. 85
Mrs. Abigail, wife of Mr. Joseph Snell died Jan. 15^^, 1784 in y« 23^^ year
of her age.
Mrs. Bethiah Walker died Oct. y« 7*^ AD. 1771 in y® 53*^ year of her age.
Capt. Ebenezer Walker died July y« 5^^ AD. 170'J in y« 83^ year of his
age
Timothy Walker, son to Mr. Caleb & Mrs. Abigail AValker died July y®
24^'>, 1800. Aged 3 years 2 months 6 days.
Mr. Hazard Willcox's infant babe.
Sabina & Aness Willcox, daughters to Mr. Stephen & Mrs. Lois Willcox.
They died October y« 20^^ AD. 1727, Sabina in the S'^ year & Aness
in the 2'^ year of hor age.
Mrs, Katharine, wife to Mr. Henry Work departed this Life Aug^' 16^^,
1776 in y® 39^^ year of her age
Katharine AVork, daughter to Mr. John & Mrs. Mary Work died July y®
9^ 1800 in y« 3'' year of her age.
STAFFORD
Stafford Street Old Cemetery
July 12, 1755, Departed this Life, Abigail y® wife of Daniel Alden, Esq.
in y® 61^^ year of her age.
Daniel Alden, Esq. died IMay y° 3*^, 1767, in y® 77th year of his age.
July y® 3'\ 1755 Departed this Life Mr. Ebenezer Alden in y® 21^' year
of his age.
Levi H. Alden, son of Capt. Joseph & Mrs. Lydia Alden, who died Jan.
24, 1812 aged 13 years.
Mr. Joseph Alden departed this life Jan^ 2^^, 1769 in y® 51^' year of his
age.
March y^ 9, 1765 Departed this Life Rebekah y® wife of David Alden,
Esq. in y® 66 year of her age.
Mrs. Susannah, relict of Mr. Joseph Alden who died June 1^*- 1806 in the
g5th year of her age.
Mary, Daughter of Mr. John & Mrs. Mary Birchard died May 6, 1743 in
Benjamin Blodget died Dec. 24t^ 1832. iEt. 88.
Mary Ann, wife of Benjamin Blodget died April 30*^^, 1808 aged 60 years
Calista Carpenter. Died Sept. 4, 1850. Aged 38
Calvin Carpenter died March 13, 1840. Aged 24.
Mrs. Prudence, the wife of Mr. John Carpinter, Jun'^, died April the 26'^,
1783, in the 24*^^ year of her age.
Thurston Carpinter died Aug. 2, 1831. Aged 71. Also his wife Abigail
Carpenter (Stone sunk.)
Mr. John Child died April 18*^ 1811, in the 43^ year of his age.
Mr. Ebenezer Colburn died March 22^ 1817. A. 64
Dorothy Converse died Sept. 22^, 1775 in y® 16*^ year of her age.
40 Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions [Jan.
Mrs. Elener, wife of Lieut. Josiah Convers died August 6^% 1783 in the
1^^ year of her age.
Frederick L. Converse son of Capt. James Converse & Mrs. Sally his wife
died Oct. 13^^, 1805 in the 2^^ year of his age.
Mrs. Hannah Converse died Oct''. 2^, 1775 in y® 23^ year of her age.
Lieut. Josiah Converse died Sept. 11^, 1775 in y® 65*^^ year of his age.
Mr. Josiah Converse died July 14, 1809 in the 29^^ year of his age
Mrs. Ruth Convers, wife of Capt. James Convers died July 23*^, 1799, in
the 43^ year of her age.
Capt. Solvin Converse died May 3, 1813 aged 55
"Washington, son of Capt. Solvin & Mrs. Sarah Converse died Dec. 29,
1814 aged 13
Betsey, wife of James Corbin died July 10, 1878. Aged 90.
Elizabeth Corbin died at Newington, Ct. Jan. 10, 1893. Aged 67
Fannie L. Corbin died at Durham Oct. 14, 1858. Aged 30
James Corbin died Oct. 3, 1838. JE. 48.
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Mr. Noah Davis died Dec^*" 9, 1776 in her 29 year
Lot Dean, Died June 30, 1818. Aged 61.
Mrs. Charity Edson, wife of Capt. Calvin Edson died Oct. 7^^ 1797 in the
43^^ year of her age.
]\Irs. Rebekah, the Daughter of Mr. Noah Ferry Died April 29*^ 1769.
Aged 24 vears
Mr. David Fuller died March 18, 1819. iE. 51
Mrs. Sally, wife of Mr. David Fuller died March 19, 1805. M. 27.
Mrs Azurah Greene died Sept. 27, 1814, aged 76
Mr. John Greene died Jan. 1, 1813 aged 75
Mrs. Clarissa, consort of Mr. Zacharia Hale died Sept. 1^*^, 1810, in the
28*** year of her age.
Charles Ilowe, son of Mr. Newell & Mrs. Catharine Howe died Nov. 8,
1830 aged 3 years & 8 mo.
Lieut. Ephraim Hyde died Sept. 18, 1804 in y® 71®* year of his age.
Nathaniel Hyde died Julv 6, 1825. ^t. 68.
Sarah Hyde, wife of Nathaniel Hyde died Feb. 13, 1844. JEi. 51.
Aholiab Johnson died July '22, 1829. ^E. 67.
Dolly, widow of Aholiab Johnson died Aug. 31, 1860. Aged 82 y'rs &
7 mo's.
Hannah Johnson, wife of Aholiab Johnson died Sept. 19, 1797. -^t. 32
Also Hannah daughter of Aholiab Johnson died Sept 15, 1806.
Aged 1 year.
Mary Johnson died Nov. 16, 1874. Aged 88.
Matilda Johnson died Auir. 26, 1836. JE^. 42
Mrs. Azubah, wife of Mr.~ Samuel C. Lyon died March 27, 1811. M. 37.
Elizabeth, wife of Dea. Samuel C. Lyon died Oct. 3, 1851. JEa. 77
Julius, son of Dea. Samuel & Azubah Lyon died May 8, 1807 aged 5
months.
Dea. Lyman Lyon died Feb. 3, 1821, aged 71. Hannah, his wife died
July 2, 1800, aged 44. Philena, his 2 wife died Sept. 20, 1805,
aged 42. Patty, daughter of Dea. Lyman & Hannah Lyon died
Sept. 20, 1807.
Dea. Samuel C. Lyon, died April 16, 1848, aged 63
Nov"^ ye i4tb lygg Departed this Life Eleanor Daughter of Mr Stephen
Morillo & Mrs. Eleanor his wife, in y® 4*^ year of her age.
1912] Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions 41
Sarah, wife of Capt. David Olcott died March y« 27^^, 1780 in y« 55"^ year
of her age.
Mary Orcur daughter of Jaraes & Mary Orcur died Sept. the 30*^, 1746,
aged 3 years 5 months & 2o days.
Mrs. Elizabeth, relict of John Phelps, Esq. died May 7, 1817. A^.. 73.
Emelia, daugliter of Eleazar W. Phelps & Mrs. Phebe Phelps died Dec. 26,
1805 aged 4 years & 8 months.
John Phelps,"Esq^ died July 7"^ AD. 1804 in the 76^^ year of his age.
Mr. John Phelps, Jun*", son of Capt. John Phelps & Mrs. Mary his wife
died April 28"> AD. 1770 in y^ 19^'^ year of his age.
Julia Eliza Phelps, daughter of Eleazar W. Phelps & Mrs. Phebe Phelps
died Dec. 9, 1805 in her 5"* month.
Mrs. Miiry Phelps wife of Capt. John Phelps departed this Life April 18^
1776, in y® 43'' year of her age.
Mrs. Ruth, y« wife to Mr. John Phelps died Aug. 25"\ 1800 in y« 50^*^
year of her age.
Mr. Daniel Pinney died June 27, 1823. M. 62
Isaac Pinney, Es(|. died Sept. 2, 1791 in y® 75th year of his age
Mr. Isaac, son of Mr. Daniel Pinney & Mrs. Martha Pinney died Sept. 6,
1809. M. 24.
Mrs. Martha, consort of Mr. Daniel Pinney died July 2, 1815. TE 52
Mrs. Susannah, relict of Isaac Pinney, P^sq''. died Sept. 13^^, 1795 in the
64"' year of her ag(\
Huldah, daughter of Nathan & Iluldah Richardson, Died Apr. 16, 1822.
A^j. 3 years. An infant son of the same died June, 1838.
Mrs. INlariam, wife of JNIr. Uriah Richardson died Oct. 17"^, 1804 in the
84"' year of her age.
Mr. Uriah Richardson died Ocf 18^^ 1785 in the 75''^ year of his age.
Hannah, Relict of Capt. Samuel Rockwell died Dec. 16, 1834, Aged 81.
Mary C. Rockwell, Daughter of Mr. Nathan & Mrs. Humall Rockwell
was drowned Aug. 24, 1806 in the 4"' year of her age.
Samuel Rockwell died Nov*" 24"^, 1794 in y*^ 67"' year of his age.
Mrs. Martha, wife of Mr. Isaac Russell died April 23'^ 1786 in the 23^
year of her age.
June y® IP^, 1755 Departed this Life Mr. Eleazar Standish in y® 66"^ year
of his age.
Mrs. Joanna, wife of Mr. Jonathan Stickland died Nov. the 1^' AD. 1789
in the 51^*^ year of her age.
Jonathan Stickland died February the 4*^ AD. 1781, in the 46^ year of
his age.
Deborah, Dau^"^ of Mr. Henry Thompson died June 5, 1766 in y® 3 year
of her age.
Eleanor Dau*^ of Mr. Henry Thompson died May 24, 1771 in the 22 year
of her age.
Mr. Henry Thompson died Mar 20, 1797 in the 87'^ year of his age.
Mrs. Maryan, wife of Mr. Henry Thompson died Nov. 15, 1780 in the
69 year of her age,
Mrs. Huldah, wife of Mr. Sampson Trask died July 14*^, 1789, in the
34ih year of her age.
Capt. Thomas Waite departed this life Oct. 30, 1812 aged 53 years.
Mr. James Wallace died June 25^^, 1796 in y® 88"^ year of his age.
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Mr. James Wallis died Sept. 10, 1777 in her 67 year.
William, son of Capt. Amos Wallbridge & Margret his wife died Feb. 4,
1773 in y® 2^ year of his age.
42 Descendants of William Scales [Jan.
Zerviah, Daughter of IMr. Daniel & IVIrs. Anna Warner died April 17,
1759 aged 6 years.
Mrs. iMary, wife of Lt. Solomon Wasliburn died Aug. 1^*, 1812 aged 75
years.
Solomon Washburn died Dec. 20, 1816. M. 82
Abigail, wife of Jonathan Whitaker died July y« 13'^ 1790. Aged 97.
Elizabeth, Daughter of Deac" Jonathan & Mrs. Susannah Whitaker died
Oct. y« 18, 1787 in the 23*^ year of her age.
Deacon Jonathan Whitaker died Jan. 11*^, 1812 in the 81^* year of his age.
Jonathan Whitaker died July the 3^ 1786 (illegible).
Mrs. Susannah, wife of Deacon Jonathan Whitaker died August 14*^^,
1811, aged 79 years.
Mr. Robert White died May the 14% Annoq. Domini 1754 in the 82^ year
of his age.
Mr. Robert White, Jun'' . . . [fell] asleep in the Cradle of Death on the
22^ day of November AD. 1746 aged 31 years.
Mr. Samuel White, husband to Mrs. Mariah White died April 18% 1751
in y^ 27^^^ year of his age.
Rev. John Willard, D.D. for nearly 50 years Pastor of the First Ecclesi-
astical society in Staiford . . . born at Biddeford in the district of
Maine Feb. 8% 1733, and died Feb. 16% 1807. Also Mrs. Lydia
Willard, consort of the Rev. John Willard died Jan. 22"^ 1798, aged
66 years. (Table monument.)
Samuel Willard died Oct. 16% 1765, aged 2 years & 6 months. And
Josiah Willard died July 11, 1766 aged 1 year & 4 months ; both
children of the Rev. John Willard & Lydia his wife.
Mrs. Abigail, wife of Capt: David Yeomans died June 14, 1806 in the
79*^ year of her age.
Capt David Yeomans died Jan^^ 2P', 1813 in the 43^^ year of his age.
SOME DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SCALES OF
ROWLEY, MASS., 1640
Edited by John Scales, A.M., of Dover, N. H.
1. William^ Scales, immigrant ancestor of the Scales family in New
England, was born about 1612. The place of his birth is not known,
though according to tradition he was born in London, and his parents may
have been William and Margaret (Greene) Scales (she the daughter of
Robert Greene), mentioned in the will of " Dame Bennett, widow of Sir
William Webb, sometime alderman and mayor of London," dated 14 Jan.
1602, with a codicil bearing date of 30 June 1604, proved 9 July 1604,
which makes numerous bequests, one of them being " to Unci Robert
Greene and William Scales his son-in-law, and to cousin Margaret, wife of
William Scales" (Register, vol. 48, p. 393).
He was one of the parishioners of Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, pastor of the
church at Rowley, near Hull, England, came with his w^ife Ann to New
England with that party which organized the settlement at Rowley, Mass.,
in 1639, and 13 May 1640 was made freeman with the rest of Mr. Rogers's
party (Register, vol. 3, p. 187). In Rowley he had an acre and a half
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of land in Whethersfield Street, on which he built his house and resided
until his death. He received several grants of land, and was largely en-
gaged in the lumber business, farming and stock raising. He was a
staunch supporter of Parson Rogers, and prominent in town affairs. The
record of his and his wife's deaths is as follows : '' William Scales buryed
July ye tenth day, anno : 1682 ; " '' Ann, widow of William Scales, buryed
ye 2G day September, anno: 1682."
Children :
i. William,^ killed by the falling of a tree 26 Jan. 1G70 (court record) .
ii. Matthew, private in Capt. Thomas Lathrop's Company ; killed by
Indians at Hatfield, Mass., 24 Aug. 1675 (Register, vol. 44,
p. 355).
2. iii. Jame^.
JOHN^ Scales (supposed to be a brother of William) is on the tax list
of Rowley before 25 Jan. 1664 (Register, vol. 15, p. 253). His
name is among the list of freeholders in Rowley in 1667 ; house and
gates, two freeholds (Register, vol. 27, p. 49). He married
Susannah Jarrett, widow of John. She was buried 13 June
1683, and he on 13 Jan. 1683/4. His will, dated 9 Jan. 1683/4,
was proved 27 Mar. 1 684. The inventory of his property amounted
to £389-4-3. It is not known when he came to Rowley, but
probably before 1650.
Children*:
i. John, 2 bur. 12 Jan. 1603-4.
ii. Susannah, b. 15, 10 mo: 1650; m. 28 Dec. 1676, Benjamin Scott.
They and the following children were mentioned in her father's
will: 1. John. 2. Joseph. 3. Sarah.
2. James^ Scales (William^), born at Rowley, Mass., died there
during the winter of 1685/6, married at Rowley, 7 Nov. 1677,
Sarah Curtis, baptized 15, 2 mo : 1654, daughter of Zacheus and
Joanna of Boxford,"* Mass. That she was dead before 1691 is
shown by the following from Poor and Gray's Mss. (vol. 484) at
Salem, Mass.: ''April 23, 1691, John Harris of Ipswich prays to
be appointed Admr. of Estate of William Scales of Rowley, dec'd,
there being no other relative living to begg ye same . . . Granted."
Children, born at Rowley :
James,' b. 30 Mar. 1679.
Sarah, b. 18 July 1681.
William, b. 1 Mar. 1683.
Matthew, b. 29 Mar. 1685.
3. James^ Scales (James,^ William}), born at Rowley 30 Mar. 1679,
died at Boxford in 1746. He married first at Rowley, 10 Mar. 1702,
Sarah Curtis, born at Boxford 27 Dec. 1675, died before 1736,
daughter of Zacheus and Abigail Curtis of Boxford ; married
secondly Mary , and they signed the covenant of the Church
at Boxford in Aug. 1636, as he had become a resident of that
town previous to that date. Zacheus Curtis's will, dated 17 June
1710, codicil 18 Apr. 1712, proved 7 July 1712, mentions daughter
Sarah Scales and son James Scales (Essex Co. Probate, vol. 10,
pp. 244-45).
♦This Zacheus Curtis embarked at Soutbampton in the ship James, 5 Apr. 1635.
His granddaughter Sarah Curtis married his grandson James Scales. This marriage
of cousins led to some confusion in tracing the Scales-Curtis ancestry.
3.
i.
ii.
4.
iii
5.
iv.
44 Descendants of William Scales [Jan.
Children :
i. Mary,* b. 21 Dec. 1704.
6. ii. James, b. 31 May 1707.
7. lii. Edward, b. 3 May 1709.
iv. Hannah, b. 16 Feb. 1712.
8. V. John, b. 13 Nov. 1718.
vi. Nathan, b. 10 Sept. 17 IG.
vii. Mercy, b. 14 Aug. 1718.
viii. Joseph, b. 16 Jime 1720.
ix. Oliver, b. 2 Dec. 1722.
4. William^ Scales {James,- WlUiatn}), born at Rowley, Mass., 1 Mar.
1682/3, was killed by Indians at North Yarmouth, Me., 24 Apr.
1725. He married, 19 May 1707, Susannah Ayers, daughter of
Thomas and Hannah of Ipswich, Mass. They resided first at
Rowley, next at Ipswich, as appears by land sales, and removed to
Falmouth, Me., about 1715. According to Smith's Journal, he was
chosen representative in 1719, being its first deputy to the General
Court. In 1720 he and his brother Matthew removed to North
Yarmouth to land that liad been granted to their father. They
built a house upon a point of land in the bay, where they resided
until killed by the Indians. That the house was a garrison appears
by an order of Col. Thomas AVestbrook, dated 19 Nov. 1723, which
says : " Sir. Put a corporal and four men of your company into
]Mr. Scales's Garrison at North Yarmouth to defend them, which
you may draw off from any particular marching as you may find
occasion." AVilliam Scales was one of the selectmen of Falmouth,
and a staunch supporter of Mr. Smith in his pastoral work.
Children :
i. Susannah,* b. at Ipswich 5, 6 mo: 1708; m. at Falmouth, Me.,
1724, James Buxton of that place, b. in 1706; resided there.
Children : 1. William, b. 19 Feb. 1726. 2. Ehenczer, b. 20 Oct. 1727.
3. Ilnnnah, b. 17 Sept. 1731. 4. Cornelius, bapt, 4 Nov. 1733.
5. James, bapt. 6 Oct. 1736. 6. Mary, bapt. 15 Apr. 1739. 7.
Susaiuiahy bapt. 26 Apr. 1747. 8. Benjamin, bapt. 8 Apr. 1750.
ii. Hannah, b. at Ipswicli 11, 11 mo: 1711; m. at North Yarmouth,
Me., Jededl\h SouTHWORTH; resided there. Children: 1. Sarah^
b. 8 Oct. 1729. 2. iSvsannah, b. 27 July 1731. 3. John, b. 22 Oct.
1733. 4. ^rt?»e.s', b. 17 Nov. 1735. 5. Lydia, b. 11 Oct. 1738.
9. lii. James, b. at Ipswich 6, 8 mo: 1713.
iv. Mary, b. at Falmouth 10, 7 mo: 1716; m. at North Yarmouth, 26
Apr. 1733, Edward King; resided at Falmouth. Children: 1.
Feter, b. 28 Oct. 1734. 2. Thomas, b. 11 Jan. 1736/7. 3. Siisan-
nah, b. 11 Jan. 1739. 4. Ahiqail, b. 21 Mar. 1741. 5. Edward^
b. 20 Apr. 1744. 6. Ezra, b. 3 June 1746.
10. V. William, b. at Falmouth 1, 4 mo : 1719.
11. vi. Thomas, b. at North Yarmouth, Me., 9, 11 mo: 1721.
5. Matthew^ Scales {James,"^ William}), born at Rowley, Mass., 29
Mar. 1685, was killed by Indians at North Yarmouth, Me.,
24 Apr. 1725. He married at Ipswich, Mass., Sarah ,
surname of wife and date unknown. She is supposed to have
returned to Ipswich with her children after the death of her
husband, and died there about 1750. Matthew Scales is thought
to have come to Portsmouth, N. H., about 1713, and is known
to have resided there until 1719, when he went to Falmouth and
joined his brother William in business, both of them removing later
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to North Yarmouth, where they resided until killed by tlie Indians.
By trade he was a carpenter, or "joiner." He was admitted to
nK'mbersliip in the North Church, Portsmouth, N. H., 25 Apr.
1714, on which date " Matthew Scales owned ye Covenent and his
son Mattliew baptized " (Churcli record) ; and was also a member
of the church at Falmouth. The widow Sarah Scales was appointed
administratrix of his estate 5 Oct. 1725 (York Co., Me., Probate).
Children :
i. Matthew,^ bapt. at Portsmouth 25 Apr 1714 ; d. at Durham, N. H.,
1742.
ii. Jamks, bapt. at rortsmouth 18 Apr. 1715.
iii. John, l)apt. at Newin^jton 10 June 171G.
iv. Maky, bapt. at Portsmouth 2 June 1717.
12. V. AnuAiiAM, b. 1 Sept. 1718.
6. Rev. James* Scales (James,^ James,^ William^), born at Boxford,
Mass., 31 May 1707, died at Hopkinton, N. H., 31 July 1776, mar-
ried, Sept. 1736, SrsANNAir IIovky of Topsfield, Mass. He was
graduated from Harvard College in 1733 ; served as a school teacher
at Boxford until 1737, when he removed to Rumford (Concord),
N. II., and was admitted to the church there 3 July 1737 ; taught
school at Rumford until 17-12, studying law and theology in his
leisure hours. In that year he removed to Canterbury, was licensed
to preach in 1743, and pastor of the church there until 1754, town
clerk, justice of the peace, and general counsellor for the people, as
well as soldier in the Indian wars. He settled as first pastor of the
church at Hopkinton, N. H., 1757, and held that position until
1770, from which date he practiced law until his death.
Children, born at Rumford :
i. JonN,*b. 1737.
11. JosKrii, b. 1740.
iii. Stkpiikn, b. IG Oct. 1741; d. uum. at Chelmsford, Mass., 5 Nov.
1772 ; ,2:raduated from Harvard College, 17G3, and while tutor there,
17G3 to 1770, studied law; practiced in Concord 1770-1771; re-
moved to Clu'hnsford, Mass., and coutmued to practice his pro-
fession, in which he ranked high.
7. Edward'* Scales (James,^ James,^ William^), born at Boxford,
Mass., 3 May 1700, married Sarah Miller, and lived at Ports-
mouth, N. H.
Child :
13. 1. Edward,^ bapt. 21 July 1725.
8. John* Scales (James,^ James,^ William}), born at Boxford, Mass.,
13 Nov. 1713, married Anna Baker, and resided at Boxford;
a farmer by occupation.
Children :
14. i. James,* b. 4 Dec. 1740.
ii. Matthew, b. 1742; was living at Boscaweu, N. H., in 1790, when
the census gave his family as one male over 16, one male under
16, and four females.
9. James* Scales ( William,^ James,"^ William}), born at Ipswich, Mass.,
6 : 8 mo : 1713, resided at North Yarmouth, Me., until about 1750,
when he removed with his family to Georgia, and has descendants
in the South. He married Mart , surname of wife and
date unknown.
46 Descendants of William Scales [Jan.
Children :
i. Mary,* bapt. 21 June 1740; d. young,
ii. Mary, b. 30 May 1742.
iii. John, b. 6 Oct. 1745.
10. William* Scales ( William,^ James^ William}), born at Falmouth,
Me., 1:4: mo. 1719, died in 1778. He married Mary Inger-
soll, and settled on the Kennebec River, in the neighborhood of
Bath.
Children :
i. Mary,* b. 4 Aug. 1740.
ii. William, b. at Bath, Me., 5 Oct. 1742; d. unm. at Lincoln, Penob-
scot Co., Me., in 1799. He graduated from Harvard College in
1771, a young man of great promise ; studied theology and preached
some, but had no settled pastorate, and ultimately became insane
and led a wandering life, though perfectly harmless. At first a
Congregationalist, he later joined the Quakers in Maine, but sub-
sequently left the Quakers, saying that Quakerism consisted of
'' Thees and Thous, flopped hats and smooth coats." (Register,
vol. 31, p. 432.)
11. Thomas* Scales (William,^ James,^ TT7///a??i^), born at North Yar-
mouth, Me., 9: 11 mo: 1721, the first male child born there
(Smith's Journal, p. 56), was deacon of the church, and a leading
citizen. He married, in 1754, Elizabeth Richmond of Dighton,
Mass.
Children :
15. i. Samuel,* b. 25 Aug. 1757.
ii. William, b. 1759; m. Rebecca Underwood.
16. iii. Nathaniel, b. 20 Julv 1761.
iv. Betsey, b. 1766; d. unm. 14 Dec. 1838.
V. Thomas, b. 1770; d. num.
vi. Mary, b. 1773; d. unm. 7 Jan. 1809.
12. Abraham'* Scales (Matthew,^ James^ William}), born at Portsmouth,
N. H., 1 Sept. 1718, died at Nottingham, N. H., June 1797. He
married at Durham, N. H., 8 July 1747, Sarah Thompson, born
there 5 Jan. 1724, died at Lee in 180G, daughter of John and Mary
(Davis). He learned the trade of carpenter at Boston, resided for
ten years at Durham, and in 1748 settled at Nottingham, where he
built for himself the first two-story house erected in that town ; it
is now (1911) standing. In his will, dated 14 Nov. 1795, proved
27 Sept. 1797, he gave his farm and most of his property to his
grandson, SamueP Scales.
Children :
i. John,* b, 9 Sept. 1748 ; d. Sept. 1754.
ii. Sarah, b. 8 Aug. 1750; d. Sept. 1754.
iii. Abraham, b. 17 Aug. 1752; d. Sept. 1754.
17. iv. Samuel, b. 9 Sept. 1754.
V. James, b. 1 May 1757; d. Sept. 1760.
vi. Mari:, b. 19 Oct. 1759 ; d. Sept. 1760.
vii. Han^nah, b. 2 Aug. 1761; m. 30 Dec. 1784, Nathan Clough, a
farmer of LoudW, N. H. Children, b. at Loudon: 1. David,
b. 1786. 2. Abigail, b. 1788. 3. Nathan, b. 1791. 4. Abraham,
b. 1794. 5. Jonathan, b. 1797. 6. Samuel, b. 1800.
viii. Abigail, b. at Nottingham, N. H., 29 Jan. 1764; m. 13 July 1786,
Elijah Cartland of Lee ; removed to Maine. Children : 1. Asa,
b. 1788. 2. Abigail, b. 1791. 3. Samuel, b. 1794. 4. Joseph,
b. 1798.
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18. ix. Ebenkzer, b. G Nov. 17G0.
X. Lois, b. at Nottingham, N. H., 20 Dec. 1769; d. 2 Mar. 1849; m. at
Nottingliam, 4 Jan. 1790, Gidkon Matiiks of Lee, a farmer, b. 10
Aug. 17G8, d. G Nov. 1839. Children: 1. David, b. 1792. 2. Joh^
b. 1794. 3. Lois, b. 179G. 4. Judith, b. 1799. 5. Jesse, b. 1801.
6. Reuben, b. 1803. 7. John, b. 1805.
13. Edward^ Scales {Edward,'^ James,^ James^ William^), baptized at
Portsmoutb, N. II., 21 July 1725, was living in 1790. He mar-
ried at Durham, 2G July 1750, Susannah Willey. He was a
tailor, and resided at Lee until 1780, when he removed to Canter-
bury.
Children :
i. Isaac,* b. 4 July 1752 ; d. unra. ; a soldier in the Revolution,
ii. John, b. 175G ; m. and had children who settled in Michigan,
iii. Susan, b. 17G0; m. Jamks Fiske; lived in Vermont.
19. iv. Edward, b. 9 Apr. 17G9.
14. James^ Scales (John,* James^ James^ William^), born at Boxford
Dec. 1740, married Lydia Nelson. He settled at Boscawen be-
fore 1770, was living at Concord in 1790, when the census gave
his household as follows: 2 males above 16, 2 males under 16, 4
females. He subsequently removed to Bridgewater, Vt., where he
died.
Children :
20. i. James*' Scales, b. 4 Aug. 1770.
ii. John, b. 2 May 1772; settled in Maine,
iii. Stei'IIEn, b. 4 July 1774; lived in Vermont.
iv. AnuAirAM, b. G Jan. 177G; d. unm. in 1807; graduated from Harvard
College in 1800 ; a phvsician in Boston.
21. V. AViLLiAM, b. 10 May 1778.
vi. Oliver, b. 18 ,Iune 1780; d. unm. in 1804.
vii. Moses, b. 20 Sept. 1782 ; d. 1852 ; resided at Tunbridge, Vt. ; m. and
had children, names not known,
viii. Mercy, b. 1784; d. unm.
tx. Susan, b. 1788 ; d. unm.
15. Samuel^ Scales {TJtomas* William,^ James,'^ William}), born at
North Yarmouth, Me., 25 Aug. 1757, died at Freeport, Me., 13
Mar. 1844. He married four times : first, in Sept. 1779, Susannah
SouTinvORTH, who died in 1782, daughter of Jedediah and Hannah*
(Scales) (4, ii) ; secondly, in 1785, Sarah Moulton, who died 27
June 1815, aged 54 years; thirdly, a widow Johnson; fourthly,
Amandy ^Ioody. He served in the Revolution on the brigantine
Pallas, commanded by Capt. James Johnson, on the coast of Maine,
and received a pension in his old age. He was a farmer.
Children by first wife :
i. Sally',^ b. 1 Sept. 1780 ; d. at Farmiugton, Me., 10 May 1823.
ii. Sylvester, b. 7 Jan. 1782 ; d. at Fredonia, O., 10 Dec. 1845.
Children by second wife :
ill. WiLLL^M C, b. at Freeport, Me., 20 Sept. 178G ; d. 24 Feb. 1799.
22. iv. Jacob, b. at Freeport 7 Mar. 1788.
V. SUS.VN, b. 30 Nov. 1789; d. 19 Sept. 1823; m. 1 Jan. 1810, Ja.mes
GODARD ; five children.
vi. Betsey, b. 10 Jan. 1791 ; d. 4 Mar. 1813; a school teacher,
vii. Emery, b. 29 May 1794 ; d. unm. 29 May 1816.
viii. Mary, b. 26 Apr. 1799 ; d. unm. 26 July 1821.
ix. Samuel, b. 2 Nov. 1802; d. unm. 2 Feb. 1827.
48 Descendants of William Scales [Jan.
Child by third wife :
X. Lucy Ann, b. 1817; d. at East Wejonouth, Mass., in 1887; m. (1)
Alfred Seabury, by whom she had two dans. ; m. (2) Dr. Mc-
I^Y, and resided at Halifax, N. S.
16. Dea. Nathaniel^ Scales (Thomas,"^ William,^ James,'^ William^),
born at North Yarmouth, Me., 20 July 1761, died in 1849. He
married Joanna South worth, born 12 Mar. 1765, daughter of
Dea. John of North Yarmouth. He was a farmer.
Children :
1. Hannah,^ b. 27 Dec. 1788 ; m. Capt. Samuel Pote; resided at Fal-
mouth ; had three sous and two daus.
ii. John Southworth, b. 6 Mar. 1790; m. three times: by his first
wife one son ; by his second wife one dau. ; by his third wife
three daus.
iii. Dea. James, b. 3 May 1793; m. Merrendid Wilder of Temple,
Me. ; resided there ; had three sous and two daus.
iv. Polly, b. 19 Sept. 1796; d. unm. 6 May 1813.
V. IliciiMOND, b. Mar. 1798 ; d. unm. 1 Dec. 1820.
vi. Zenas, b. 1 Jan. 1801; m. and had three daus.
vii. William, b. 14 May 1802; m. Caroline Davis; had two sons and
two daus.
viii. Nathaniel, b. 30 June 1804; d. 20 Sept. 1805.
ix. Thomas, b. IG Jan. 1807 ; m. and had three sons and five daus.
X. Joanna, b. 8 June 1808 ; d. 14 June 1808.
xi. Eunice, b. 1810; m. Richards of Freeport, Me.
17. Samuel^ Scales {Ahraham^'^ Maiihew^ James^ William^), born at
Nottingham, N. H., D Sept. 1754, died 20 Mar. 1788. He married,
in 1774, Hannah Langley, daughter of Samuel and Hannah
(Reynolds), who resided at Wednesday Hill in Lee, N. H. He
was a soldier in tlie Kevolution, a minute man in Capt. Smith
Emerson's company, Col. Joshua Wingate's regiment. He was a
farmer by occui)ation.
Children :
i. IMary,^ b. 177G; d. 1777.
23. ii. Samuel, b. 20 Apr. 1778.
18. Ebenezer® Scales {Abraham,* Matthew,^ James^ William^), born
at Nottingham G Nov. 17G6, died at Wilton, Me., 18 Feb. 1855.
He married at Nottingham, 17 Feb. 1789, Anna Matiies, daughter
of Gideon and Anna of Lee, N. H. He resided at Nottingham
until 1796, then removed to Kearsarge, from there to Farmington,
Me., in 1803, thence to Wilton, Me., in 1805, which was his place
of residence for the remaining half century of his life. He joined
the Calvinist Baptist Church at Lee in 178y, changed his connection
to the Freewill Baptists in 1796, was licensed to preach in 1800,
was ordained at Wilton in 1804, and continued in active service as
preacher until 1844. For fifty years he was one of the leading
elders in the Freewill Baptist denomination, and a successful farmer.
Children, the first four born at Nottingham, N. H. :
i. Hannah,^ b. 17 Feb. 1790; d. at Wilton, Me., in 1860 ; m. at Wilton,
in 1810, Thomas Allen, a farmer ; resided at Joy, Me. Children :
1. John B., b. 1812; lawyer; resided at Livermore Falls. 2.
Henry^ b. 1815; a Freewill Baptist minister. 3. Elizabeth, b.
1817. 4. Hannah, b. 1819.
ii. Abigail, b. 12 Eeb. 1792 ; d. at Wilton, Me., 28 Dec, 1843 ; m. 7 July
1817, Charles Morse of Wilton, b. at Sutton, Me., 27 Oct. 1785,
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d. 30 May 1845. He owned several p:i'lstmills and sawmills; was
colonel of a regiment of Maine militia ; a mem})er of the conven-
tion which drafted tlie constitution admittint^ Maine as a State in
tlie Union in 1820; later a representative and State senator; post-
master for 20 years. Children : 1. Samuel BuUerfield, b. 15 June
1.S18; m. 14 Aug. 1880, Catlicrine Woodman of Wiscasset, Me.;
for many years clerk in the P. O. Department at Washington,
I). C. ; had six children : Sarah Elizabeth, b. Id Dec. 1840, d. 1846 ;
Mary Caroline, b. 20 Mar. 1842, m. John H. Clark ; Edward Warren,
b. 21 Sept. 1843; Charles, b. 31 May 1845, d. 1847; Charles Le-
land, b. 23 Mar. 184'J, d. 12 Sept. 1849; Margaret Catherine, b. 4
Mar. 184(), d. 18r)2. 2. Charles J/., b. 21 July 1820; m. 24 Aug.
1841, Elizabeth K. Bickford, b. G Nov. 1820; resided at Jackson-
ville, Ind. ; for many years was superintendent of the Chicago
and Alton Railroad; had four children: Mattie, b. 9 Nov. 1848,
m. John G. Loomis; Hattie E., b. 8 Oct. 1850; Charles L., b. 14
Apr. 1853; Charles A., b. 30 May 1859. 3. Moses Leland, b. at
AVilton, Me., 9 May 1822; ra. (1) at Franklin, N. H., fi Feb. 1851,
Louise Jane Clark, b. 182G, d. 185(1, by whom he had two sons:
Charles Leland and Edward Leland; m. (2) Lucy Ann Bryant, by
whom he hud one son : Warren Morse, b. at Dover, N. H., 9 July
1800 ; principal of the Dover High School.
24. iii. John, b. 14 Dec. 1793.
iv. Anna, b. 1 Dec. 1795; d. at Wilton, Me., 18S0; m. there, 18 Nov.
1823, CriAULKS Emfuson Coliuhn, b. at Weare, N. H., 9 Dec.
1800, a farmer at Wilton. Children: 1. Abraham Scales, b. 28
Sept. 1824; d. IS'.K); ni. 12 Mar. ls49, Hannah S. Kinney, b. 19 July
1824; lived at Wilton; had six children: Charles Clarkson, Caro-
line Frances, John Emerson, George Adelbert, George Emerson,
Abby Ann. 2. Charles Emerson, b. 13 Jan. 182(j; d. at Kevanna,
Mo., 15 Oct. 1859, leaving a widow and three children: Celinda
Ella, (Miarles Henry, Frank F. 3. Enoch Scales, b. 2 Oct. 1829;
a farmer at Wilton; umn. 4. Elias JIulchins, b. 27 Apr. 1831; a
house carpenter at Lowell, Mass. 5. Abigail, b. 2 Oct. 1835 ; d. 31
Mar. 183G.
V. Ahhaiiam, b. at Kearsarge 3 Sept. 1798 ; d. unm. at Galveston, Tex.,
185(1; a farmer and cattle dealer; colonel of a Maine regiment;
removed to Galveston in 1838 ; acquired a large land estate ; an
extensive stock raiser, and a man of inlluence.
vi. GiDKON, b. at Kearsarge 2 Sept. ISOO; d. unm. 1827.
vii. Sarah, b. at Kearsarge 27 Nov. 1802 ; d. at AVilton, Me., 1880; m. 16
Mar. 1823, Skth Aixkn, a farmer at Wilton. Children: 1. Enoch
Scales, b. 3 Jan. 1824; d. 182G. 2. Andrew Jackson, h. 9 Dec.
1825 ; d. 12 Apr. 1857 ; m. 17 Nov. 1853, Eunice V. liall. 3. Gilbert,
b. 18 July 1828; ra. 14 Sept. 1851, Miriam Morse; a farmer at
Wilton ; had nine children. 4. Seth, Jr., b. 4 May 1830 ; d. 22 Oct.
18G2; m. 25 Nov. 1851, Charlotte W. Bisbee ; had one son. 5.
Sarcch, b. 29 Jan. 1832 ; m. 20 Sept. 1857, Edward V. Randall; had
six children. G. John Scales, b. 24 Sept. 1834; m. 14 Sept. 1856,
Ruby C. Marken; a farmer, residing at Wilton; had seven chil-
dren. 7. Anna C, b. 23 Jan. 1837; d. unm. 25 July 1857.
25. viii. James Butteufikld, b. at Farmington, Me., 4 Feb. 1804.
26. ix. Enoch, b. at Wilton 20 Jan. 1808.
X. Lois, b. at Wilton 29 June 1810; d. 18G5 ; m. Thomas E. Webster,
b. 1808, d. 1871, a farmer at Wilton. Children : 1. Henry, b. 1836.
2. Mary, b. 1838. 3. Sarah, b. 1841. 4. Elizabeth, b. 1845.
xi. LoKiNDA, b. 27 Jan. 1818 ; m. Rodney Chase of Deering, N. H. ;
no issue.
19. Edward^ Scales {Edward,^ Edward,'^ James,^ James^^ Williatn}),
born at Lee, N. H., 9 Apr. 1769, died at Canterbury, N. H., 19
Jan. 1831. He married at Canterbury, in 1794, Hannah Sargent,
and resided there. He was a farmer and carpenter.
50 Desce7idants of William Scales [Jan.
Children :
i. EbenezerJ b. 4 May 1796; d. mim. 27 June 1823.
ii. HuLDAH, b. 2 Oct. 1797; d. at Fawtucket, R. I., 29 Jan. 1852; m.
Allen.
iii. Royal, b. 9 Dec. 1799 ; d. 12 Jan. 1800.
iv. Royal, b. 2 Nov. 1800; d. 27 Aug. 1871.
V. Bridget Walker, b. 7 Jan. 1803 ; d. 7 May 1842.
vi. Edward Swett (twin), b. 4 May 180G ; d. at Lowell, Mass., 1884.
vii. Joanna Mooney (twin), b. 4 May 1806; d. unm. 5 Aug. 1824.
27. viii. Joseph Walker, b. 29 Jan. 1809.
ix, John, b. 11 June 1811; d. unm. at San Francisco 1877.
X. Sallys b. 29 Mar. 1814; d. num. at Lowell, Mass., 1880.
xi. Betsey, b. 6 Mar. 1816 ; d. at Lowell 12 Nov. 1875.
xii. Benjamin, b. 5 Feb. 1819 ; d. unm. at Lowell 15 Aug. 1862.
xiii. Aaron, b. 12 Dec. 1820; d. 17 Nov. 1872.
xiv. Ebenezer, b. 12 May 1822 ; d. unm. 28 July 1878.
20. James® Scales (James,^ Jo/m,^ James,^ James^ JfilHam}), born at
Boscawen, N. H., 4 Aug. 1770, died in 1836. He married twice : first
Eleanor ; secondly Alice . He was a farmer,
and lived at Bridge water, Vt., after 1790.
Child by first wife :
28. i. William Angel,^ b. 9 July 1800.
Children by second wife :
ii. Henry, b. 1808 : d. 1875.
iii. Chester, b. 1810; d. 1890.
21. William*^ Scales {James^^ John^^ James^ James,^ William^), born at
Boscawen, N. H., 10 May 1778, died at Cabot, Vt., in 1852. He
married at Boscawen, Nov. 1800, Rebecca Smith, and settled at
Lebanon, N. H., removing to Cabot, Vt., in 1812. He was a
farmer.
Child:
L Key. William J b. 28 Sept. 1805; d. at Lyndon, Vt., 24 Jan. 1864;
graduated from Middlebury College, 1832, and Andover Theologi-
cal Seminary, 1837 ; ordained pastor of Congregationalist Church
at Lyndon, Vt., 27 Dec. 1837; pastor of several churches in Ver-
mont up to the time of his death ; acting pastor at Lyndon for
nearly nine years preceding.
22. Rev. Jacob^ Scales (Samuel,^ Thomas,^ William,^ James ^^ William}),
born at Freeport, Me., 7 Mar. 1788, died at Plainfield, N. H., 16
Oct. 1873. He graduated from Dartmouth College, 1817, and
Andover Theological Seminary, 1820; was ordained pastor of the
Congregational Church at Colchester, Conn., Dec. 1820, and re-
mained in active service as pastor of churches until his death. He
married three times: first at Bridgton, Me., 17 Jan. 1821, Nancy
Beaman, who died 20 Oct. 1838 ; secondly, 7 Nov. 1839, Maria
Cleveland Darling, who died at Plainfield 22 Jan. 1844,
daughter of Hon. Joshua of Heneker ; thirdly at Hartland, Vt.,
10 Dec. 1844, Sarah Porter Freeman, daughter of Major
Edmund.
Children, by first wife :
29. i. Thomas Spencer,^ b. at Colchester, Conn., 28 Mar. 1822.
ii. Sarah Moulton, b. 24 Oct. 1824, at Colchester, Conn. ; d. at St.
Louis, Mo., 2 May 1855 ; a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College, 1844,
and teacher at St. Louis.
30. iii. Henry Martyn, b. 4 Sept. 1826.
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iv. William Emehy, b. at Henniker U Dec. 1828 ; d. 28 Apr. 1836.
31. V. Edwakd Payson, b. at Henniker 17 July 1831.
vi. Gkokge Champion, b. at Henniker 30 Jan. 1833 ; d. 10 Aug. 1854, in
a railroad accident at Medford Bridge.
23. Samuel Scales'' {Samuel,^ Abraham,^ Matthew,^ James, '^ William}),
born at Nottingliam 20 Apr. 1778, died 21 Sept. 1840. He married
at Lee, Apr. 1799, Hannah^ Dame, born at Lee 16 Feb. 1772,
d. at Nottingham 30 Sept. 1847, daughter of Moses^ and Anna
(Ilunking) of Lee (see Register, vol. 65, p. 218). He was a
farmer, and inherited the farm on which his grandfather Abraham
Scales had settled in 1748.
Children :
32. 1. Samuel,' b. 18 July 1800.
ii. Mary, b. 22 Feb. 1802; d. at San Francisco 18 Apr. 1874; m. 1826,
Hugh Thompson of Lee, N. H., b. 2 May 1800, d. at Lee 1842;
removed to San Francisco in 1853 witli her cliildren, and resided
there the rest of her life; a woman of great energy and ability.
Children: 1. B. Frank, b. 6 Oct. 1827; d. unm. at San Francisco
Mar. 1806. 2. Henrietta, b. 29 Nov. 1829 ; d. at Lee 1848. 3.
Samuel Scales, b. 14 Jan. 1832; d. at San Francisco 20 May 1865;
m. at San Francisco, 1863, Harriet Higby Haurell; had cliildren:
Hugli, b. 1864, d. 1864; Samuel Scales, b. 29 July 1865. 4. Betsey
Jane, b. at Lee, N. H., 18 Mar. 1834 ; m. at San Francisco, 27 June
1855, Edward Howland raliner, b. at New Bedford, Mass., 1830,
d. 14 Aug. 1863 ; had children : Samuel Harding. Warren Sherman,
Edward True, John Ferley. 5. Warren, b. 12 Nov. 1838; d. unm.
9 Mar. 1896.
ill. Nancy, b. at Nottingham 18 Aug. 1803 ; d. at San Francisco 17 Apr.
1871; m. at Nottingliam. 1828,' Daniel Tuttle, b. 26 Sept. 1801,
d. at Nottingham 26 Oct. 1874, son of Joseph arid Hannah (Lucy)
of Nottingham. Children : 1. Dr. Levi Woodbury, b. 24 Jan. 1829 ;
d. at Satartia, Yazoo Co., Miss., 1870; m. there, 24 Aug. 1855,
Elnora S. Ogden, b. 8 Mar. 1839 ; a graduate of Bowdoin Medical
College, 1848 ; settled at Satartia; was surgeon in the Confederate
army, serving through the war 1861-1865 ; later practiced his pro
fessiou at Satartia; no children. 2. Anna Elizabeth, h. '60 Msly
1831; d. Dec. 1897; m. Perry Harvey of Nottingham, d. 1»78
removed to San Francisco, Cal. ; had a dau. Tina. 3. Leonora
b. 22 Oct. 1837; d. at Satartia, Miss., 12 Sept. 1862. 4. Dr. Jay
b. 21 Dec. 1841; m. (1) 8 Nov. 1868, Emily Abbott, d.BO Mar
1871 ; child by first wife: Arthur Cornwall; m. (2) 26 Mar. 1873
Emma Lois Winkler; a resident of Astoria, Ore.; children by
second wife : Nancy Elnora Scales, Nettie Emily.
33. iv. Levi, b. 13 Feb. 1811; d. at Nottingham 4 Aug. 1847.
14:, JoHN^ Scales {Ebenezer,^ Abraha7n,* Matthew,^ James,^ William^),
born at Nottingham 14 Dec. 1793, married Hannah Farwell,
who died in 1825. He was a farmer, and resided at Wilton.
Child:
i. John Samuel,^ b. 1824; d. 1872; m. Susan Lawrence; resided at
Guilford, Me. ; children.
25. Rev. James Butterfield^ Scales {Ebenezerf*' Abraham,^ Matthew^
James,'^ William}), born at Farmington, Me., 4 Feb. 1804, died at
Chesterville, Me., 1885. He married three times : first, 13 Nov.
1842, Jane Manson Foss, who died 10 Mar. 1843, daughter of
Joseph and Jane (Manson) of Scarboro, Me. ; secondly, 24 Dec.
1843, Mary Brackett Foss, born 13 Sept. 1823, died 25 June
1845, sister of the foregoing; thirdly, 28 Sept. 1848, Caroline
VOL. lxvi 4
52 Descendants of William Scales [Jan.
Matilda Conover, born 7 Mar. 1820, died 2 Mar. 1880. He
was a Freewill Baptist minister at West Milan, N. H., and Ches-
terville, Me.
Children, by third wife :
i. Mary J.,' b. 14 July 1849 ; m. 22 Oct. 1872, George Horne of Milan,
ii. Harriet Ann, b. 11 Aug. 1851 ; m. Apr. 1871, Joseph Leighton of
Milan,
iii. Abigail M., b. 9 Dec. 1858 ; m. Samuel Fox Hodgdon of Milan,
iv. Ebenezer James, b. 30 Oct. 1861 ; m. Bina Horne of Milan.
2G. Col. Enoch^ Scales {Ebenezer f Abraham,'^ Matthew^ James,'^ Wil-
liam^), born at Wilton, Me., 20 Jan. 1808, died 12 Dec. 1885. He
married, 11 Aug. 1849, Octavia W. Woodman, born 8 Jan. 1829,
died 10 May 1885, daughter of Epliraim and Mary, and resided at
Wilton. He was a merchant, postmaster, sherilf, justice of the
peace, representative in the Legislature, and colonel of a regiment
of Maine militia.
Children :
i. Sara G.,^ b. 29 Oct. 1851 ; d. 21 Sept. 1853.
ii. Otto Clifford, b. 21 Sept. 18G8 ; graduated from Bowdoin College,
1891 ; and Harvard Law School, 1894.
27. Joseph Walker'^ Scales {Edivard,^ Edivard,^ Edward,^ James,^
James,^ William}), born at Canterbury, N. 11., 29 Jan. 1809, died
there 6 Nov. 1874. He married, 23 Apr. 18o7, Sarah Mason
Shaw, born 21 July 1802, died Jan. 1878. He was a farmer, living
at Canterbury.
Children :
i. Abbie Blodgett,^ b. 5 Jan. 1839 ; m. 28 Aug. 1866, Hira^i Goodwin
of Concord ; lived at Denver, Col.
ii. George, b. 7 Oct. 1840; m. 8 Juue 1872, Maggie Ryan; lived at
Denver, Col.; one dau., Ada Bell.^
iii. Joseph, b. 8 Apr. 1842 ; d. 1908 ; m. 9 Sept. 1863, Nancy H. Glover ;
a farmer, living at Canterbury ; three children.
28. William Angel"^ Scales {James,^ James^ John,^ James^ James,"^
William^), born at Bridgewater, Vt., 9 July 1800, died at Lempster,
N. II. , 2G Apr. 1886. He married Marietta Cox, born 2 July
1805, died 22 Jan. 1890. He was a farmer, living at Lempster, a
deacon of the church, and a prominent citizen.
Children :
i. George W.,^ b. 19 July 1829 ; lived at Nashua,
ii. Earl Cox, b. 21 Dec. 1831 ; d. 8 Apr. 1900 ; m. Catherine Wallace,
b. at Glasgow, Scotland, 3 Feb. 1827 ; d. at Dover, N. H., 28 Apr.
1902. Children: 1. J7«a7(?a J'.,'^ m. Clifton A. Metcalf. 2. Mari-
etta, m. Fred E. Quinby of Dover, N. H.
iii. Caroline, b. 11 Apr. 1832; d. 8 Apr. 1900; m. Bass of Wo-
burn, Mass.
iv. Walter W., b. 20 Feb. 1834; d. 14 Sept. 1894; m. Olidi Dame;
lived at Nashua. Children : Frank,^ Emma, Carrie, Ida.
v. Maria, b.'16 Feb. 1835; m. (1) Dr. Egbert Kelley of Chelsea,
Mass., by whom she had one son; m. (2) Dr. Cummings of Lynn,
Mass., by whom she had one dau.
vi. Lyman, b. 12 June 1843; d. uum.
29. Dr. Thomas Spencer"^ Scales {Jacob,^ Samuel,^ Thomas,"^ William,^
James,^ William^), born at Colchester, Conn., 28 Mar. 1822, died at
Woburn, Mass., 15 June 1881. He married three times : first
30.
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Maria Gray of Franklin, N. H. ; secondly at Woburn, 1858,
Mary C. Snow; thirdly at Lowell, Mass., Mary Jane Matthews.
Child by first wife :
i. Mary Gray.'
Children ])y third wife :
li. Annie B.
ill. Fked S.
Henry Martyn"^ Scales {Jacoh,^ Samuel,^ TJiomas,'^ William^ James ^^
William})^ born at Colchester, Conn., 4 Sept. 1826, died at Meriden,
N. H., 11 Nov. 1870. He married at Plainfield, N. H., 27 Apr.
1853, Ann J. Gleason, who died in 1890. He was a farmer and
resided at Meriden.
Children :
i. Sarah Moulton.'
ii. Mary E.
iii. Julia A.
31. Dr. Edward Payson' Scales {Jacoh^^ Samuel,^ Thomas,^ William,^
James^^ William^), born 17 July 1831, died at Newton, Mass., 14
Aug. 1902. He married at West Cambridge, Mass., 4 May 1859,
Hannah Elizahetii Fowle, died 22 Sept. 1898, daughter of
Edward and Ilannali (Damon) of Woburn, Mass. He graduated
from Dartmouth College in 1858, studied medicine at Dartmouth
and at Cleveland, O., where he received the degree of M.D. from the
Homoeopathic College in 1859, and practiced his profession at New-
ton, Mass., from 18()3 until his death. He was a man of great
ability, and prominent in several societies.
Children :
i. Mary Beaman.*
ii. George Chester.
iii. Nellie Elizabeth.
iv, William Edward.
v. Charles Hp^nry.
vi. Luther Damon.
vii. Carrie Louise.
32. Samuel'^ Scales (Samuel,^ Sanmel,^ Abraham,^ Matthew^ James^
William^), born at Nottingham, N. H., 18 July 1800, died at Lee,
N. H., 12 Jan. 1877. He married at Nottingham, 23 Dec. 1828,
Betsey True, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Batchelder) of
Deerfield, N. H. He was a farmer, justice of the peace, captain of
militia, selectman of Nottingham, and representative in the legis-
lature.
Children :
i. True,^ b. at Nottingham 20 Jan. 1830 ; d. at Boston 27 July 1892.
ii. Israel, b. 6 Sept. 1832 ; d. 8 Aug. 1833.
iii. John, b. 6 Oct. 1835; a graduate of Dartmouth College, 1863;
teacher, publisher, and editor ; the compiler of this article.
iv. George, b. 20 Oct. 1840; d. (killed m battle) at Malvern Hill, Va.,
2 July 1862 ; a private in Co. E, First Regt. U. S. Volunteer Sharp-
shooters.
33. Levi' Scales (Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Abraham,^ Matthew,^ James^ Wil-
liam^), born at Nottingham 13 Feb. 1811, died 4 Aug. 1847. He
married, in 1835, Martha Cilley Bartlett, born 5 Mar. 1810,
54 Genealogical JResearch in England [Jan.
died at Nottingham 31 Oct. 1889, daughter of Hon. Bradbury and
Polly (True) of Nottingham.
Children :
i. H0BACE,sb. 29 Mar. 1836; d. 30 Nov. 1895; m. Aug. 1866, Oreanna
McLanathan of Cambridge, Mass., d. 1890; a private in Co. E,
First Regt. U. S. Volunteer Sharpshooters ; insurance agent ; lived
at Cambridge, Mass. Child : Martha Fitzjame.s.^
ii. Elizabeth Ann, b. 18 Feb. 1840; m. 13 May 1863, Hon. John C.
Bartlett of Lee, b. 4 Nov. 1838, son of Hon. Josiah and Hannah
(True). Children: 1. Grace. 2. Josiah.
iii. Bradbury Bartlett, b. 7 Mar. 1842 ; m. 1876, Arianna Bartlett,
dan. of Edward St. John and Almira F. (Sawyer) of Lee. Chil-
dren: 1. George Levi.^ 2. Betsey True.
iv. Mary True, b. 17 Sept. 1844 ; ra. 14 Mar. 1878, William B. Taylor
of Quincy, Mass. ; lives at Quincy. Child : Horace Scales.
GENEALOGICAL RESEAKCH I^ ENGLAND
Transcribed by Miss Elizabeth Frexch, and communicated by the Committee on
English Research
[Continued from vol. 65, page 333.]
Bates Entries in the Registers of All Saints Church,
Biddenden, Kent
1624 John son of Clement Bates bapt. 18 October.
1624 John son of Clement Bates buried 18 December.
1626 Rachell daughter of Clement Bate bapt. 22 October.
1628 Joseph son of Clement Bate bapt. 28 September.
1631 A child of Clement Bat buried unbaptized 2 April.
1632 Benjamin son of Clement Bate bapt. 24 June.
[These entries show the English home of Clement Bates or Bate, who
came to New England in 1635 and settled at Hingham (Register, vol.
14, p. 305), and give information about his children which supplements
that given in AVaters's Gleanings, vol. 2, p. 1303. The recently published
Records of Lydd, where the Bates family originated, give many items re-
garding them for fully a century earlier than the earliest date given in
Waters's Gleanings. The maiden name of Clement Bates's wife, the place
of his marriage, and the birthplace of his sons James and Clement have
not yet been found. — E. F.]
BiGGE
The Will of Richard Bygge of the parish of Benynden, 12 May 1474.
To be buried in the parish church of St. George of Benynden. To the
fabric of said church, namely to the nave of it, 6s. 8d. To the high altar
there 12d. I make my wife Agnes and Thomas Henley my executors to
dispose of my goods for the health of my soul. Witnesses : John Bygge
Senior, Richard Day, John Willarde Senior, and many others. [Trans-
lated from the Latin.]
This is my last will regarding my lands. My feofees to make an estate to
Robert my son his heirs and assigns in my tenement called Bowmannys
containing seven acres, my lands and woods called Strodes containing five
acres, lying betwext Euvyndens Crosse and Hellynden on the north side
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of the street, a piece of land called Pettefeld containing five acres, two
pieces of land called Southlands containing ei^rht acres, and one acre lying
in Maytliammys marsh, he paying to my wife"' every year during her life
four loads of wood and 26s. 8d., and to Thomas Bygge my son 20 marks.
My feofees to make an estate to my son John in all my lands and tene-
ments not before assigned, he to pay to my wife Agnes one hog, certain
" pulleyn," and 26s. 8d. yearly during her life, and to my son Thomas £20.
My wife to have the west end of the hall of my principal tenement and her
easement in hall, kitchen, bakehouse, garden and lands, half the fruit in
the garden during her life, pasturage for a cow and " fire and fleet " by
the custom of the country, to be found by the said John. My feofees to
sell a piece of land lying next to Thomas Frennche, and of the money to
pay to Agnes, daughter of Robert Bygge, 26s. 8d., to Johane his daughter
6s. 8d., and the residue to amending the church way from the church to
Walkhurst gate. Proved 14 June 1474 by the executrix named in the
will, the other executor, Thomas Henley, renouncing. (Archdeaconry of
Canterbury, vol. 2, fo. 13.)
The Will of John Bygg Jun' of Benynden, 21 October 1479. To be
buried in the parish church of Benynden. To the high altar there 3s. 4d.
To the high altar of Tenterden 20(1. To Agnes Bygg my mother, wdiom
I make my executrix, all the residue of my goods. Regarding my lands
in Benynden willed to me by Richard Bygg my father, lately deceased, I
give all my lands and tenements to my mother for life, and after her death
to be divided among all my sons at the age of eighteen years. If they all
die before such age without lawful issue, reversion to my brothers Robert
Bygg and Thomas Bygg, who on entering into the land shall pay £20 as
follows : £10 to a priest to pray for a year in the church of Benynden for
my soul, the souls of my fatlier, my mother, and Alice my w^ife, and of the
Other £10, 5 marks to my sister Katherine and the residue in various gifts
to the church. Proved 17 May 1480 by the executrix named in the will.
(Archdeaconry of Canterbury, vol. 3, fo. 17.)
The Will of Robert Bigge of the parish of benynden, 1 July 1500.
To be buried in the churchyard of the church of St. George in Benynden.
To the high altars of the churches of Benynden and Bydinden 20d. each.
To Agnes Watt and Jolian lellysden my daughters. Willia' Dey, Harry
bigge, harry Asten, and John Watt, my " feffers," to deliver to Elizabeth
my daughter two pieces of land lying at benynden in the parish of Rollynden,
to her and her assigns for ever. The residue of all my goods I give to
Thomas Bigge and Edward my sons, whom I make my executors. Wit-
nesses : Robert Marden, Richard Astyn, Willia' Watt, Thomas lellysden,
and others. Proved at Tenterden 15 September 1500 by the executors
named in the will. (Archdeaconry of Canterbury, vol. 8, fo. 2.)
The Will of Elisabeth Bigge of benynden, 17 July 1500. To be
buried in the churchyard of the church of St. George of benynden. To
the high altar there 4d. To an honest priest to sing in the said church for
my soul, my father's and mother's souls, and all Christian souls for half a
year, £3 6s. 8d. To Elisabeth lellesden, my goddaughter, lOs. To Johane
Watt, my goddaughter, a heifer. To Anne Benneman, Johane Bigge daugh-
ter of Stepyn bigge, Anne Mannyng, John Watte, James Watte, and Alice
Watte, Robert bigge son of Edward bigge, and to the sons of Richard
Astyn and Thomas lellysden, 12d. apiece. To Elisabeth Willard 4d. To
56 Genealogical Research in England [Jan.
Richard Hamond and Alson his wife 3s. 4d. To sister pnell Astyn, Alice
wife of Edward bigge, Johane lellysden, Johane A Noke, Johane Marden,
Johane Raynold, the two unmarried daughters of William Hart, and the
wife of Richard Motard, gifts of clothing and pewter. Thomas Bigge and
Edward bigge, my brethren, executors. Proved 15 September 1500 at
Tenterden by the executors named. (Archdeaconry of Canterbury, vol. 8,
fo. 2.)
The Will of Robert Bigge of Benenden, 13 January 1547/8. To be
buried in the churchyard of the parish church of St. George the Martyr of
Benenden. Alms to be distributed at the day of my burial. To wife
Elizabeth, if she continue unmarried, all my stuff and household imple-
ments ; if she marry again, half my stuff and household implements to my
daughters, to be equally divided at age of eighteen or day of marriage. To
my wife all my corn and sundry livestock. To my son Walter two steers.
To my sons Richarde and Thomas a heifer each at eighteen, and to my son
John two steers at that age. All my cattle, wheat growing, and other
moveables unbequeathed to be sold by my executrix and the money em-
ployed to pay my debts. I give to my wife Elizabeth my lease of church-
field, and make her executrix and William Fowle of Benenden overseer.
My wife to redeem two pieces of land at Walkhurst, mortgaged to John
Moyse of Byddenden for £10, and also to pay to Elizabeth Vsborne £40
for which I stand bound.
My last will regarding the disposition of all my lands and tenements. I
will to Elizabeth my wife for life my messuage and garden at Benenden
forstall and four pieces of land at Walkhurst, sJie releasing all her right of
dowry in all my lands. The messuage and garden at Benenden forstall
to go to my son John and his heirs at my wife's decease. To my son
Richard and his heirs at my wife's decease four pieces of land at Walk-
hurst. My executrix to take the profits of all my other lands and tene-
ments until they amount to £40, to be paid to Elizabeth, Dorothe, Elionor,
and Alyce, my daugliters, to each £10 at day of marriage or age of twenty
years. If any die before such day or age, reversion to the survivors, to be
equally divided. After the said £40 be levied I give to my son Thomas
and his heirs forever my messuage and lands at the lane of Rolvenden and
my half of a meadow called dukes mede in Tentwarden [Tenterden], of
which Lawrence Day holds the other half, and a piece of marsh land at
Frencham containing ten acres, my executrix to have the said lands until
son Thomas come to the age of twenty-two. After the said £40 be levied,
to son Walter and his heirs forever seven pieces of land called the sixe
acres, Wadyfeld, gardeyn of begtylte, the porteke, the upper shurfeld, the
Longfelde, and the nether shurfeld, lying upon the den of Begtilte in Benen-
den, he to pay to my son Richard 20s. a year during the life of my wife
and after he enter into the said land. After the said £40 be levied, I give
to son John and his heirs a piece of land called the field about the house
and another called Euerynden's felde, both upon the den of Bigtilte. Wit-
nesses : Willm Fowle his mark, John Asten, Lawrence Davy, and Henry
Asten. Proved 2 June 1548 by the executrix named in the will. (Arch-
deaconry of Canterbury, vol. 26, fo. 2.)
Administration on the estate of Walter Bigge, late of Tenterden, co.
Kent, was granted 17 August 1575 to Marion Bigge, relict, in the person
of Thomas Wheler, notary public, her agent. (P. C. C., Administration Act
Book, 1572-1580, fo. 81.)
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BiGGE Entries in the Registers of St. Mildred's Church,
Tenterden, 1544-1617
Baptisms
1553 Richard son of William Bi^rcre 26 March.
1555 John son of John Bi^<^e 6 September.
1556 Anne (laughter of Walter Bigge 30 March.
1558 Robert son of John Bigge 29 September.
1559 P:iinor daughter of Walter Big tailor 23 January [1559/60].
1560 Anne daui^hter of John Bi<ro-c 22 December.
1561 Margaret daughter of Walter Bigge 13 July.
1562 George son of John Bigge 3 May
1562 Thomas Bigge at ye church and Jane Big at home, son and daugh-
ter of Walter Big, 27 January [1562/3].
1563 Walter son of Walter Bigge husbandman 19 December.
1563 Thomas and Robert sons of Walter Bigge tailor 24 February
[1563/4].
1564 John son of Walter Bigge laborer 24 June.
1566 Marie daughter of Walter Bi<r<>;e tailor 11 December.
1569 Susan daughter of Walter Bigge laborer 18 April.
1570 George son of Walter Bigge tailor 26 April.
1570 Elizabeth daughter of John Biirji^e 6 August.
1571 Robert son of John Bigge of Salhithe 26 December.
1572 Anne daughter of Robert Biggs 14 December.
1574 Katherin daughter of Robert liigg 12 April.
1575 Patience daughter of Robert Bigge 1 November.
1577 William son of Robert Bigge 22 October.
1580 Thomas son of Robert Bigge 25 April.
1587 Lidia daughter of Henry Bigge 2 April.
1588 Susan daughter of George Bigge 30 June.
1588 Ilenrie son of Henrie Bigge Jurat 2 March [1588/9].
1590 John son of George Bigge 1 November.
1591 Samuel son of Henry Biggs 31 October.
1596 Margrette daughter of Robert Beggs 2 June.
1599 Robart son of Robart Biggs ye younger 27 May.
1603 Thomas son of Robert Bigge 28 August.
1605 Ambrose son of John Bigge 10 November.
1608 John son of John Bigge 14 August.
1611 Annah daughter of John Bigg 14 April.
1617 Goane daughter of widow Bigg 11 August.
Marriages
1554 John Bigge and Jone Blachinden 21 May.
1554 Walter Bigge and Marian Asten 16 December. [In the margin op-
posite this marriage is the word " Cave."]
1560 Henrie Bigge and Jone Risley 30 July.
1561 Steven Rainard and Elizabeth Bigge 4 August.
1567 Thomas Fonnell and Ellen Bigge 10 February.
1576 Thomas Tilden and Alice Biggs 10 March [1576/7].
1577 Simon Chittenden and Elnar Bigge 2 September.
1579 Steven Cutbert and Letisse Bigge 26 April.
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1583 John Bigge of Cranebrooke and Rachell Martin* of Lidde 14 Sep-
tember.
1585 Henry Bigge and Alice Holman 3 July.
1587 George Bigge and Thomasin Harrie 18 September.
1589 Richard Cheston and Mary Bigge 8 July.
1591 Jarvis Morelin and Annah Bigge 27 June.
1592 Edward Bigge and Catherin Jarvis 9 May.
1594 Peter Pearsse and Patience Bigge 27 May.
1603 John Bigge and Agnes Henninges 1 May.
1610 Richard Kinge and Lidia Bigge 4 February [1610/11].
Burials
1548 John Bygges 27 June.
1557 John son of John Bigge 25 January [1557/8].
1558 John and Jone children of Walter Bigge 9 May.
1559 James son of John Bigge 29 March.
1559 Robert son of John Bioo-s 1 November.
1561 Margaret daughter of Walter Bigge 15 July.
1561 Agnes daughter of Walter Bigge 3 September.
1562 Thomas and Jone son and daughter of Walter Biijgs 27 January
[1562/3].
1563 Walter son of Walter Bigge husbandman 28 January [1563/4],
1569 The wife of Walter Bigge 5 May.
1569 Mary daughter of Walter Bigge laborer 26 July.
1570 Elizabeth daughter of John Bio-ore 7 October.
1572 Alice daughter of John Bigge 31 March.
1573 Jone wife of Henry Bigge 4 June.
1575 Walter Bif^o^e 17 Auf^ust.
1586 A child of Christopher Bigge 12 March [1586/7].
1590 John son of George Bigge 17 November.
1590 A child of George Bigge unbaptized 16 October.
1591 Marian Bigge widow 7 April.
1597 Martha Bigge 16 April.
1 600 Robert Bifjo-e Jurat 7 November.
1602 Jone Bigge 13 January [1602/3].
1603 Henry Bigge 21 ApriL
Bigge Entries in the Registers of All Saints Chcrch,
BiDDENDEN, 1538-1638
1541 John Bigge bapt. 18 January [1541/2],
1545 Elizabeth daughter of John Bigge bapt. 18 March [1545/6].
1547 Margaret daughter of John Byge bapt. 3 April.
1562 Edmond Massye and Elizabeth Bigge married 28 September.
1565 William Robson and Margaret Bj^ge married 10 July.
1589 Simon Russell and Margery Byge married 1 October.
1590 Frauncis Munne and Katherine Bigge married 25 July.
1596 Mary daughter of Bigge buried 2 March [1596/7].
1598 George Maylam and Mary Bigge married 28 August.
1601 Rose wife of John Bigge buried 12 March [1601/2].
1608 John Stowef and Elizabeth Bigge married 13 September.
1610 Richrd Bygg buried 9 December.
* She came to New England with her daughter Patience Foster, mother of Hopestill
Foster. Her daughter Elizabeth married John Stowe and also came to New England,
t Came with his family to New England.
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IGll John Frye and Susan Bygg married 25 November.
1617 John Bigge buried 12 April.
1624 A base-born child of Catherine Biges buried unbaptized 26 February
[1624/5].
1635 Thomas Bigge and Dorothy Addams married 2 April.
BiGGE Entries in the Bishop's Transcripts of Staplehurst
1560 Sara daughter of Bartholomew Bygge bapt. 15 December.
1563 Katryn daughter of Bartholomew Bygge bapt. 10 October.
1626 William Bigge of Benenden and Sara Stronge of Goudherst married
14 June.
BiGOE Entries in the Bishop's Transcripts of Benenden
1560 Agnes daughter of Robert Big bapt. 21 October ; godfather Thomas
Hopper, godmother George Astlens, wife of Tenterden.
1560 Benett wife of Robert Bygg buried 1 November.
1560 Wat' [Walter] Bygge and Alice Wat' [? Watt] of High Halden
married 28 November.
1563 George Bygge and Julian Netter married 17 August.
1563 Jone daughter of William Bygge bapt. 22 August.
1563 Steven Bege buried 7 November.
1563 Edward Bygge and Elner Tudstone married 8 November.
1564 INIargery daughter of Edward Bygg bapt. 1 October.
1564 Walter son of George Bigg bapt. 22 October.
1567-8 Edward Bygge baj)t. and buried. [This transcript runs from
October 1567 to October 1568, and gives no dates.]
1591 Mildred daughter of John Biggs baj^t. 20 December.
1592 Ann daughter of James Bigg ba})t. 23 April.
1592 Patience daughter of William l>igge bapt. 17 September.
1592 Pacience daughter of Richard Byge bapt. 26 November.
1592 Joane Bygg daughter of Jeames Bygg bapt. 4 March [1592/3].
1593 A son of Edward Bigg still-born buried 12 August.
1595 Susan daughter of Richard Bygge bapt. 9 November.
1596 Margery daughter of William Bygg bapt. 16 May.
1597 A still-born child of Edward Bygge buried 25 August.
1597 An daughter of Richard Byg bapt. 8 January [1597/8].
1598 Mary daughter of William' Bygg buried 23 February [1598/9].
1599 William son of Richarde Bigge bapt. 9 December.
1602 James Bygge buried 20 January [1602/3].
1604 John son of Richard Bygge bapt. 17 July.
1605 Ann Bygge widow buried 8 December.
1605 Margaret Bvgge widow buried 29 January [1605/6].
1609 John son of*Edward Bigge bapt. 25 February [1609/10].
1611 Patience daughter of Edward Bigge bapt. 8 March [1611/12].
1612 Marye daughter of Henrye Bigge bapt. 13 December.
1612 Patience daughter of Edward Bigge buried 18 December.
1613 Richard son of Edward Bigge bapt. 6 February [1613/14].
1616 Roberte son of Edward Bigge bapt. 2 June.
1616 Widow Bygge, poor, buried 29 December.
1619 Dennis wife of Edward Bigge buried 10 August.
1620 Susan daughter of Richard Bygge bapt. 8 April.
1620 Eusebius Loue and Katherine Bigge married 24 July.
1621 Nicholas Burden and Patience Bigge married 23 April.
1632 Elysabet' daughter of Wyllm Bygge bapt. 31 March.
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[From the foregoing wills and entries the following Bigge pedigree has
been prepared :
1. Richard Bigge of Benenden, co. Kent, the testator of 1474, died
between 12 May and 14 June of that year. He married Agnes, who sur-
vived him and in 1480 proved her son John's will.
Children :
2. i. Robert.
ii. Thomas.
iii. John, the testator of 1479, d. betw. 27 Oct. 1479 and 17 May 1480;
m. Alice, who d. before the earlier date, and had sons who were
under eighteen in 1479.
iv. Katherine, mentioned in the will of her brother John, but not in
that of her fatlier.
2. Robert Bigge of Benenden, the testator of 1500, died between
1 July and 17 July 1500. His wife (name unknown) died before
him.
Children :
i. Agnes, b. bef. 1474; m. [? John] Watt, and had children JohaUy
John^ James^ and Alice.
ii. Johan, b. bef. 1474; m. Thomas Lellysden, and had Elizabeth,
Alice, and two or more sons,
iii. Thomas.
3. iv. Edward.
V. Parnell, m. Richard Astyn, and had two or more sons.
vi. Elizabeth, the testator of 1500, d. betw. 17 July and 15 Sept. 1500.
3.1 Edward Bigge of Benenden, of whom nothing is known save that
he married Alice , had a child Robert, and was executor
with his brother Thomas of the wills of their father and sister in
1500.
Child :
4. i. Robert, b. bef. 1500, probably the same as
4. Robert Bigge of Benenden, the testator of 1547/8, died between
13 Jan. 1547/8 and 2 June 1548. He married Elizabeth, who
survived him, and left eight children, seven of whom were under
age.
Children :
i. Walter. (Was he " Walter Bigge tailor," the executor of Richard
Tilden's will in 1565, and did he marry Marian Asteu in 1554?
There were several of this name.)
ii. Richard, b. after 1530.
iii. Thomas, b. after 1530.
iv. John. b. after 1530. *
V. Eliz-abeth, b. after 1530.
vi. Dorothe, b. after 1530.
vii. Elionor, b. after 1530.
viii. Alyce, b. after 1530 ; youngest dau. and perhaps youngest child ;
m. Thomas Tilden. (See Register, vol. 65, p. 330.)
In the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum there is a
copy of the folio edition of Hasted's History of Kent, copiously annotated
and illustrated by the Rev. Thomas Streatfeild. It contains a drawing of
the following arms : per pale ermine and azure, a lion passant gules
crowned or, within a bordure engrailed gules charged with eight fleur-de-lis
or. Below is this note : " I meet with this coat ascribed to Bigg, of Ben-
enden, in a nameless MS. T. S." (Add. MS. 33,883, p. 402.)— E. F.]
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[For pedigree of Bigg, of Haines Hill in Hurst, with the same arms as
those given in Streatfeild's copy of Hasted's Kent, see Visitations of Berk-
shire, vol. i, p. 171 (Harleian Society Publications, vol. Ivi), and also
Genealogist, vol. v, p. 236. This pedigree gives the descendants of " Wil-
liam Bigg of Bennendon in Com : Kent: a*^ 1540."
For abstracts of the wills of Smalehope Bigg of Cranbrooke, of his
widow Ellen, and of his brother John of Maidstone, see Waters's Glean-
ings, vol. 1, pp. 21 ff. Smalehope Bigg and John Bigg were brothers of
Patience Foster and Elizabeth Stow. — Henry Edwards Scott.]
Hyland
The Will of Richard Highland of Waldron in the County of Sussex,
husbandman, 10 March 1590/1. To be buried in the churchyard of Wal-
dron. To Peter Highland and to each of his children 6s. 8d. each. To
my four daughters 3s. 4d. each. To the poor of the parish 53s. 4d. To
son John Hyland a coverlet. To Dorothy Rogers daughter of Robert
Rogers a coverlet. All the residue of goods to my son John Hyland,
whom I make my sole executor. Overseers : John Fuller of Tanners and
Robert Wood, to whom I give 3s. 3d. each. [Signed] Signum Richi Hy-
lond. Witnesses : Malin Morton, Thomas Dyne his marke, John Tayler
younger his marke, Thomas Dannett his marke, and Thomas Danell
younger his marke. Proved 17 July 1591 by John Hyland son and exec-
utor. (Archdeaconry of Lewes, Book A8, 446-124.)
The Will of John Woodman of Mayfeld in the County of Sussex,
Peculiar of Canterbury, and Jurisdiction of South Mailing, husbandman,
23 April 1591. To be buried in the Churchyard of Mayfeld. To my
daughter Margaret a cow and various household goods and £20 to be paid
her in three years after my decease. To my daughter Joane various house-
hold goods and £20 to be paid her in six years after my decease, and if
she die before receiving said sum reversion to her husband Richard Carick
and his heirs if he be living, he to have the rooms in my house which
he occupies and next a cross of John Kenward's of Boxted for one year.
To Annis my youngest daughter a red heifer, various household goods and
£20 to be paid to the said Agnes [sic'l in nine years after my decease in
three yearly payments of £6 13s. 4d. each. My messuage and lands in
Mayfeld to John Reames and Mary his wife, my eldest daughter, for three
lives and to the longest liver, and after that time to remain to John Reames
younger son of John Reames the elder and his heirs forever, paying to my
children £6 13s. 4d. each, at the dwelling house where I John Woodman
now dwell in the parish of Mayfeld. Son-in-law John Reames to be my
executor, and if he refuse or be behind in payment of my legacies then my
overseers John Ken ward of boxted the elder and John Wickerson of
Mayfeld, to whom I give 3s. 4d. each, to be executors. [Signed] John
Woodman mark and seal. Witnesses : John Bonwick, John Reames, John
Woodman, Thomas Kenward. Proved 3 June 1591 by John Reames the
executor named in the will. (Peculiar of South Mailing, vol. Al, fo. 38.)
The Will of John Hiland of Waldron in the County of Sussex, yeo-
man, 12 February 1626/7. To the poor of Waldron £12, to be paid at
my burial. To Gilbert son of Gilbert Senocke £4, and to Joseph and
Margery Senocke children of the said Gilbert £8 each. To Abraham
Barton's wife and to six of Thomas Swanes children £8 each. To my
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kinswoman Jolin Palmas widow £3, and to her son Thomas Palm as £5.
To the wife of John Poull, sometime my maid servant, £3. To Margery
wife of Thomas Cogger £5. To the children of Thomas Hiland being eight
in number £8 each. All legacies to be paid within three months after my
decease. All the residue of my goods and chattels to Thomas Hiland my
kinsman, whom I make my sole executor, and if he refuse or keep back any
legacy then the money bequeathed to him or his children shall remain to
my overseers and they shall be my executors, and such benefits as the said
Thomas should have had shall be disposed among the poorest of my kin-
dred. Well beloved friends Samuell Jones and John Ellis of Waldron
overseers. To the former 25s. and to the latter 20s. for their pains.
[Signed] John Hiland his marke. Witnesses : Stephen Moore his marke,
and Nicholas Willard. Proved 23 February 1627/8 by Thomas Hiland
the executor named in the will. [Inventory £190.] (Archdeaconry and
Consistory of Lewes, vol. A 20, fo. 84.)
The Will of Thomas Hyland of Waldron in the County of Sussex,
yeoman, 7 January 1629/30. To be buried in the churchyard of Waldron.
To my eldest son John 12d., besides that I have given him already. To
the poorest people of the parish of Waldron 20s., to be distributed at
the day of my burial. To Thomas Hyland my son £50, to be paid within
five months after my decease. To son William Hyland 12d., besides the
surrender of certaiu lands. To son Samuell Hyland £60. To son Josias
Hyland a bed furnished and £42, to be paid to son Samuell Hyland, who
shall allow for the use thereof £3 a year toward the education of the said
Josias until he accomplish the age of one and twenty years, Samuell enter-
ing into a bond of £80 to Josias for the payment of said sums. To daugh-
ter Elizabeth Hyland £42, to be paid to Thomas Hyland my son to the use
of the said Elizabeth, he entering into a bond of £80 for the payment of
the said sum at her age of one and twenty years or day of marriage, and
bearing the charges of her education until the said sum be paid. To daugh-
ter Mary Hyland £42, to be paid her by Nicholas Hyland my son and
executor at her age of one and twenty years or day of marriage, he to bear
the charges of her education for the use of her portion. The residue of all
my goods, chattels and moveables to my son Nicholas Hyland, whom I make
my executor, and I give to him a parcel of land lying in Waldron called
Sheppards on condition that he pay all my debts and legacies and also pay
£4 a year for eight years to my son Josias. [Signed] Thomas Hyland his
marcke. Witnesses : Walter Davye his marcke, William Richason his
marcke. Proved 20 February 1629/30 by Nicholas Hiland son and execu-
tor named in the will. [Inventory £260 4s. 4d.] (Archdeaconry and
Consistory of Lewes, vol. A20, fo. 193.)
Hyland Entries in the Registers of All Saints Church,
Waldron, Sussex
1564 John son of John Heilland bapt. 9 April.
1566 Elizabeth daughter of John Heilland bapt. 28 April.
1566 Richard Woddam and Agnes Heilland married 27 October.
1567 Jone wife of Richard Hiland buried 30 May.
1567 Richard Heiland and Christian Smith widow married 7 September.
1577 Ane daughter of John Heilland bapt. 8 July.
1581 Thomas son of Peter Heilland bapt. 29 June.
1586 Richard Heilland buried 3 June.
1586 Nicholas Fuller and Anne Heilland married 28 February [1586/7].
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1 r)87 Agnes Ileyland buried 25 December.
1588 The wife of Richard Heilland buried 5 January [1588/91.
1591 Kichard Heiland buried 25 March.
1592 Elizabeth Heiland buried 11 January [1592/3].
1597 Thomas Heighland and Agnes Woodman married 17 May.
1597 John Heiland the elder buried 11 August.
1598 Mary daughter of Thomas Heilland bapt. 11 June.
1 604 Thomas son of Thomas Heilland bapt. 23 April.
1604 John son of Thomas Heilland, dwelling upon the Downe, bapt. 13
May.
1604 Mildred Heilland buried 6 October.
1606 Sam well son of Thomas Heilland bapt. 8 November.
1607 Peter son of Thomas Highland bapt. 1 March [1607/8].
1609 Nicholas son of Thomas Hyland bapt. 3 July.
1612 William son of Thomas Hiland bapt. 26 July.
1617 Josias son of Thomas Hiland bapt. 20 September.
1623 Mary Hyland buried 5 October.
1626 Joan wife of John Hyland buried — [before 5] December.
1627 John Hilland buried 5 February [1627/8].
1629 Ann daughter of Thomas Hiland buried 2 February [1629/30J.
1629 Thomas Hiland the husband buried 10 February [1629/30].
Hyland Entries in the Bishop's Transcripts of Ticehurst,
Sussex
1593 Anthony Highlande thelder buried 16 April.
1605 Mary daughter of George Highlande bapt. 17 November.
1605 George son of George Highlan<l buried 9 March [1605/6].
1607 Agnes daughter of William Highlande buried 1 January [1607/8].
1610 James Highlande and Elizabeth Oxenbridg married 18 July.
1611 Joane daughter of James Ililan' bapt. 8 September.
1612 Wid. Highlande buried 26 September.
1612 William Highlande buried 13 March [1612/13].
1613 John Hyland and Joan Cobbe married 29 June.
1613 Abraham son of James Hyghland bapt. 6 P'ebruary [1613/14],
1615 An daughter of James Hylan bapt. 16 March [1615/16].
1616 Jane daughter of John Highland the younger bapt 9 June.
1616 George Highland buried 8 February [1616/17].
1617 Ann daus^hter of James Iliirhlande buried 10 June.
1617 Richard son of John Highland buried 13 July.
1617 Frauncis Bvycott and Frances Highland married 17 February
[1617/18].
1620 John son of James Hyland bapt. 25 June.
1620 John son of James Hyland buried 11 July.
1620 Elizabeth wife of James Hiland buried 27 July.
1620 Thomas son of James Hiland buried 11 August.
1620 James Hyland and Ellen Luckerst married 9 October.
1621 James son of James Hyland bapt. 29 July.
1622 John Boddye and Elizabeth Hyland married 29 September.
1622 John son of John Hiland bapt. 20 October.
1622 The wife of John Highland buried 28 December.
1625 Faith daughter of James Highland bapt. 27 March.
1628 John son of James Highland bapt. 8 June.
1633 AVilliam son of James Highland bapt. 28 July.
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1 635 Jane wife of John Highland buried 3 May.
1636 Ann daughter of James Hyland buried 19 September.
Hyland Entries in the Bishop's Transcript of Iden, Sussex
1632 Nicholas Hyland and Sarah Hunt married by license 1 October.
1633 Thomas son of Nicholas Hyland buried 5 January [1633/4].
1635 Thomas son of Nicholas Hyland and Sarah his wife bapt. 20 March
[1635/6].
1636 John son of Nicholas Hyland and Sarah his wife bapt. 28 March.
Hyland Entries in the Registers of St. Mildred's Church,
Tenterden, Kent
Baptisms
1601 Mary daughter to Hyland 6 December.
1611 Ursula daughter to John Hiland 2 February [1611/12].
1613 Abigail daughter to John Hiland 2 January [1613/14].
1616 John son of John Hiland 14 April.
1629 Thomas son to Thomas Hiland 15 November.
1631 Mary daughter to Thomas Hyland 27 March.
1631 John son to George Hyland 8 May.
1632 P^lizabeth daughter to Thomas Hyland 23 September.
1633 Sarah daughter to Thomas Hiland 9 March [1633/4].
1635 Annah daughter of Thomas Hiland and of Debbora his wife 17 Jan-
uary [1635/6].
3Iarriages
1601 John Hiland and Katherin Benskin 3 November.
1606 Thomas Hubbard and Alice Hyland 27 April.
1611 John Hiland and Elizabeth Allen 24 July.
Burials
1610 Catherin wife of John Hiland 17 May.
1612 Ursulah daughter to John Hiland 15 November.
1616 John son of John Hiland 31 May.
1624 John Hiland 27 January [1624/5].
1628 Elizabeth Hyland widow 8 May.
1631 George Hyland 18 July.
1631 John son of George H viand deceased 14 January [1631/2].
1631 Abigaile Hyland 3 March [1631/2].
Hyland Entries in the Registers of All Saints Church,
Biddenden, Kent
1628 Thomas son of John Hiland bapt. 26 October.
1628 Thomas son of John Hiland buried 31 December.
1629 Samuel son of John Hiland bapt. 20 December.
1635 John son of William Hylande bapt. 29 November.
1636 Elizabeth daughter of William Hylande and Alice his wife bapt. 16
January [1636/7].
Hyland Entries in the Registers of St. Mary's Church,
Frittenden, Kent
Baptisms
1566 James son of John Hyland 29 December.
1568 Andrew Hyland 20 February [1568/9].
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1570 John son of John Hiland 4 March [1570/1].
1574 Elizabeth daughter of John Hyland 4 April.
1576 Thomas son of John Hyland 21 October.
1578 Agnes daughter of John Hiland 27 December.
1582 Richard son of John Hyland 21 October.
1590 John son of Andrew Hyland 10 January [1590/1].
1591 Mildred daughter of Andrew Hiland 5 November.
1595 William son of Andrew Hyland 10 Auo-ust.
1 G03 Pauline daughter of William Hyland 7 August.
1605 Peter son of Richard Hyland 9 November.
1610 Richard son of Richard Hiland 11 October.
1611 Elizabeth daughter of William Hiland 2 May.
1612 Margaret daughter of Richard Ililland 30 Auo-ust.
1614 Mary daughter of William Hyland 19 February [1614/15].
1618 Richard son of William Hyland 6 April.
1621 Thomas son of William Hyland 5 February [1621/2.]
1628 Elizabeth daughter of John Hiland 6 October.
1629 Catherine daughter of John Hiland 4 October.
1632 Lucye daughter of John Hyland 20 May.
1635 William son of Rowland Hiland and Sara his wife 22 November.
1637 Rowland son of Rowland Hiland and Sara his wife 29 October.
1640 Richard son of Rowland Hyland and Dorothy his wife 27 October.
Marriages
1564 John Hyland and Mildred Master 25 September.
1583 Mildred Hyland and Thomas Savage 2 March [1583/4].
1594 Katherine Marchant to James Hyland 14 October.
1600 Agnes Hyland and Richard Browne 17 August.
1603 Elizabeth Hyland and Philipp Darbie 17 July.
1604 Alice Colly and Richard Hyland 22 October.
1625 James Hiland and p:iizabeth Baker 4 INIarch [1625/6].
1634 Rowland Hyland and Sara Jennitt 13 January [1634/5].
1637 Richard Hyland and Sara Denn 18 September.
1639 Rowland Hyland and Dorothe Grayling 13 January [1639/40].
Burials
1572 Amys Hyland 7 October.
1588 John Hyland a householder.
1595 William son of Andrew Hyland 7 September.
1607 Jane daughter of William Hylande 22 August.
1610 Anne daughter of Richard Hyland 3 April.
1611 Peter son of Richard Hyland 19 August.
1612 Katherine daughter of William Hyland 19 February [1612/13].
1627 William Hiland a poor man 2 October. '
1628 Elizabeth daughter of John Hiland 8 October.
1630 Thomas son of William Hyland 24 August.
1631 Joan Hyland a poor widow 13 January [1631/2].
1631 John Hyland a poor man 13 January [1631/2].
1636 William son of Rowland Hyland 16 June.
1638 Rowland son of Rowland Hyland 5 November.
1639 Sara wife of Rowland Hyland 10 July.
Hyland Entries in the Bishop's Transcripts of Rolvenden, Kent
1621 George Hyland and Elizabeth Day married 16 April.
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1621 George son of George Hyland bapt. 30 December.
1623 Mary daughter of George Hyland bapt. 6 July.
1624 Anna daughter of George Hyland bapt. 2 January [1624/5].
1625 A young child of George Hyland buried 10 April.
1627 Elizabeth wife of George Hyland buried 15 August.
Hyland Entry in the Bishop's Transcripts of Staplehurst, Kent
1634 John Plartnup and Elizabeth Hyland widow married 22 December.
Hyland Entries in the Bishop's Transcripts of Benenden, Kent
1624 John Hyland and Mary Woodman married 1 June.
1633 Thomas Wyllmis and Elysabet Hyland married 14 January [1633/4].
[From the foregoing wills and entries the following Hyland pedigree has
been constructed :
1. Richard Highland or Hyland, of Waldron, County Sussex, the
testator of 1591. There were two of this name in the parish at the same
time, so that it is impossible to tell whether Jone, wife of Richard Hiland,
who was buried 30 May 1567, and Christian Smith, who married Richard
Heiland 7 Sept. 1567, were wives of the man who was buried in 1586 or
of the man who was buried in 1591. Certainly the wife of Richard Heil-
land who was buried 5 Jan. 1588/9 was wife of the testator of 1591, or she
would have been styled " widow." The church register does not give many
details regarding this generation of the family.
Children :
i-iv. Four daughters, names unknown.
V. John, bur. at Waldron 5 Feb. 1G27/8 ; m. Joan , who was bur.
there early in Dec. 1626; was the testator of 1626/7, and his will
shows male relatives but no children.
2. vi. Peter.
2. Peter Hyland, married before 1581. He and his children are men-
tioned in his father's will, but though he had more than one child,
the only one whose name we know is
3. i. Thomas, bapt. at Waldron 29 June 1581 ; probably identical with
3. Thomas IIeilland or Hyland, of Waldron, the testator of 1629/30,
was buried at Waldron 10 Feb. 1629/30. He married there,
17 May 1597, Agnes Woodman, who was probably daughter of
John of Mayfield. She died before her husband. Early marriages
were not uncommon in those days, and the name Peter in this man's
family (a name not found in his wife's family), and the fact that he
was kinsman to John Hyland, make it probable that he was son of
the above-named Peter.
Children :
i. Mary, bapt. at Waldron 11 June 1598 ; probably d. young,
ii. John, eldest son living in 1629/30.
4. iii. Thomas, bapt. at Waldron 23 Apr. 1604.
iv. Samuel, bapt. at Waldron 8 Nov. 1606 ; living in 1629/30.
V. Peter, bapt. at Waldron 1 Mar. 1607/8; d. probably bef. 162G/7;
not mentioned in his father's will, 1629/30.
vi. Nicholas, bapt. at Waldron 3 July 1609 ; m. at Iden, Sussex, 1 Oct.
1632, Sarah Hunt, and had two son^ named Thomas and a son
John ; executor of his father's w^ill.
vii. William, bapt. at Waldron 26 July 1612 ; living in 1629/30.
viii. JosiAS, bapt. at Waldron 20 Sept. 1617; living in 1629/30.
ix. Elizabeth, b. after 1609 ; living in 1629/30.
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X. Ma-ry, b. after 1G09 ; living in 1G29/30.
xi. Ann, bur. 2 Feb. 1G29/30.
4. Thomas Heilland, Hiland, or IIyland, was baptized at Waldron J^
23 Apr. 1604, and died in New England between 14 Feb. 1682/3
and 3 May 1683. He married Dkbora , and lived in Ten-
terden from 1629 to 1G36, emigrated to New England, where he was
a proprietor of Scituate in 1637, took the oath of allegiance 1 Feb.
1638/9, and was later a juryman and town officer. He left to his
sou Thomas lands in Waldron and a house in Tenterden. There is
a "Plyland's Farm "^ in Waldron to-day, and a Hyland keeps a
small dry-goods shop in Tenterden.
Children :
i. Thomas, bapt. at Tenterden 15 Nov. 1G29 ; m. in New England, 1
Jan. IGGO/l, Elizai{i^:tii Stockukidge, daughter of John, and had
issue; living in 1G<S3.
ii. MAitY, bapt. at Tenterden 27 Mar. 1631 ; m. in 1GG4, John Bryant,
and liad issue; living in 1G83.
iii. ELiZAHK/rH, bapt. at Tenterden 23 Sept. 1G32 ; m. Francis James of
Hinghani, and had issue; living in 1G88.
iv. Sarah, bapt. at Tenterden 9 Mar. 1G33/4 ; d. in New England in
Nov. 1G88; m. there, G Jan. 1G51/2, Thomas Turner of Scituate,
who d. in Nov. 1G88 ; had issue.
V. Annah, bapt. at Tenterden 17 Jan. 1635/6; not mentioned in her
father's will,
vi. Samuel, d. in King Philip's war; m. Isabell , who m. (2)
Samuel Wetherell.
vii. Deuorah, m. in IGGG Wh.liam Ticknor; living in 1683.
viii. Ruth, not mentioned in her fatlier's will. Was she the mother of
Joseph Studsou, who is named as a grandson by Thomas Hyland
in his will?
George Hyland of Guilford, Conn., was probably descended from the
Ticehurst branch of this family, but until further information from American
sources has been secured, it is useless to try to identify him with any of
the several Georges of that branch. — E. F].
Stedman
The Will of Gilbert Stedeman of byddenden in the County of Kent,
2 April 37 Henry VIII [1546]. To be buried in the churchyard of bydden-
den. To John Stedman, Richard Stedman, Nichas Stedman, and Thomas
Stedman the elder 6s. 8d. apiece. To Thomas Stedman my younger son
at the age of twenty my " brode loome " and all my sleyes to her belong-
ing, Richard Stedman to have the rule and occupying of the said loom
until the said Thomas cometh unto the said age, he paying to the said
Thomas 20d. yearly. To my youngest son Thomas Stedman my red
heifer, Richard Stedman to have the keeping of her until Thomas's day of
marriage, and paying to him for her 20d. yearly. The residue of my
moveable goods to Tomsyn my wife, and I make her my sole executrix.
Witnesses: Richard Hamon and John Jenkyn. Proved 8 April [sic] 1546
by the executrix named. (Archdeaconry of Canterbury, vol. 24, fo. 5.)
Administration on the estate of John Stedman of Biddenden was granted
28 April 1558 to Richard Stedman of Biddenden, brother of the deceased.
Bondsmen : William Fiseck of Biddenden and Thomas Hilles of Halden
in £20. (Archdeaconry of Canterbury, Act Book 13, fo. 32.)
Administration on the goods of Richard Stedman of Biddenden was
granted to Margaret the relict, 12 December 1559. James Sloman and
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John Moyse of Biddenden bondsmen in £40. (Archdeaconry of Canter-
bury, Act Book 15, fo. 148.)
Administration on the estate of Thomas Stedmax of Byddenden was
granted to , the relict, 21 February 1564/5. Stephen Bate-
man of Biddenden, clothier, and John Warden of the same, clothier, bonds-
men in £20. (Archdeaconry of Canterbury, Act Book 17, fo. 60.)
Administration on the estate of Alice Stedman widow, late of Bidden-
den, was granted to Emme Richards, daughter of the deceased, 11 January
1574/5. Bondsmen: Robert Moyse of Biddenden, clothier, and Isaac
Stedman of Biddenden, weaver, in £i30. Inventory, £13 9s. 3d. (Arch-
deaconry of Canterbury, Act Book 17, fo. 133.)
The Will of Gilbur' Stedman of biddenden in the kounty of Kente, 8
July \_sic'] 1588. To be buried in the churchyard of biddenden. To the
poor of biddenden 3s. 4d. To my mother Elizabeth Morars a gallon of
butter, four cheeses and 6s. 8d. To Isack Stedman 6s. 8d., to be paid out
of the loom by Thomas Stedman, aud my best suit of apparel. To Thomas
Stedman and John Stedman, sons of Isack Stedman, a lamb each. To Alse
Stedman my goddaughter, daughter of Isack Stedman, two lambs. To my
brother-in-law John Johnson, 6s. 8d., to be paid out of the loom by Thomas
Stedman. To Richard Johnson son of John Johnson two lambs, and to
Cattarin Johnson his daughter a lamb. To Thomas Stedman son of James
Stedman a brode loom with all the tacklings belonging thereto, in full satis-
faction of a debt of 12s. which I owe him, he paying 6s. 8d. each to Isack
Stedman and John Johnson, as before specified. To Johne Stedman, Mary
Stedman, Margaret Stedman, and Elisabeth Stedman, daughters of James
Stedman, a lamb each. To Ane Seelis, daughter of John Seelis, a lamb.
All the residue of my moveable goods and cattle to Katarin my wife, whom
I make executrix. Witnesses : Jolm Evranden, Henry Ailard, Roger
Sturmin. Proved 14 August 1588 by the executrix named. (Archdea-
conry of Canterbury, 1588, original will.)
The Will of John Stedman of Biddenden in the County of Kent, broad-
weaver, 7 April 1601. To my two sons Jeremie Stedman and John Sted-
man, to each a loom now in my shop with the implements thereto belonging
and a bed furnished as they now do lie in them. To John Wriddle my
godson, son of Francis Wriddle my son-in-law, one other loom with the ap-
purtenances. To John Taylor, son of my daughter Taylor, a bullock, and
to each of her four other children a pewter dish. The residue of all my
goods to Margery my wife, whom I make my sole executrix. Witnesses :
John Whitcombe, John Besbech, Roger Pattenson. Proved 21 May 1602
by the executrix named in the will. (Archdeaconry of Canterbury, vol.
52, fo. 147!)
Administration on the estate of Isaac Stedman late of Biddenden was
granted to Alice \_sic'] Stedman relict of the deceased, 12 February 1601/2,
X^alentine Baker, tailor, of Biddenden and Thomas Stedman of the same,
clothier, being bound in £20. Inventory, £19. (Archdeaconry of Canter-
bury, Act Book 23, fo. 157.)
Account on the estate of Isaack Stedman, entered 3 March 1602/3 by
Emme Stedman, the administratrix, shows debts and funeral expenses
amounting to £12 7s. 4d., and 40s. each paid to the son of the deceased and
to Stedman als Chaplyn, wife of Laurence Chaplyn of Biddenden,
)
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daughter of deceased. (Archdeaconry of Canterbury Computi, bk. 12,
fo. 459.)
The Will of Emm Stedman late wife of Isaacke Stedman, 24 March
To my daughter Alice a cow, wearing apparel, and household goods.
To my daughter's son a silver ring and a pewter dish. To my daughter *s
daughter a "dagee." I make Thomas Stedman my son my executor.
Witnesses : Stephen Vsmer, Thomas Stedma', John Rampsden. The will
of Emme Stedman late of Biddenden was proved 25 July 1604 by the
executor named. (Archdeaconry of Canterbury, vol. 55, fo. 97.)
The Will of William Stedman of Biddenden in the County of Kent,
victualler, 6 October 1628. To be buried in the churchyard of Biddenden.
To my son William Stedman various household goods. To my son's chil-
dren, Robert and Joane Stedman, household goods and £15 each, to be paid
at age of twenty-one. To my wife's son Henry Baker 5s., and to her
daughter Elizabeth Baker £10 at her age of twenty-one or marriage. To
Joane Coventry my servant 20s. All the residue of my goods and chattels
to my wife Joane, whom I make my sole executrix. My good friends
Roger Pattenson of Biddenden and John Pattenson his son to be overseers.
[Signed] The marke of William Stedman. Witnesses : Edmund Stede,
Thomas Stedman, William Waclier. Proved 3 December 1628 by Joane
Stedman, widow, the relict and executrix named. (Archdeaconry of Can-
terbury, vol 67, fo. 159.)
The Will of Richard Piers of Tenterden in the County of Kent, 9
June 1543. To be buried in the churchyard of Tenterden. To the poor
of Tenterden 20s. All the residue of my goods to my sisters Alys and
Agnes, and if either die before she be' married, reversion to Elizabeth Piers.
To my brother John Piers all my land, and if he sell it, my uncle William
Piers* to have the refusal of it. Executor, John Pelland. Witnesses :
William Awsten, William Piers, Edward Brandyn, and others. (Arch-
deaconry of Canterbury, vol. 27, fo. 3.)
Lay Subsidies for Kent
Barclay Hundred [town of Biddenden], 35 Henry VIII [1543-4].
Value Tax
Rvchard Stedman in o-oods 40s. 4d.
Nicholas Stedmond in goods 20s. 2d.
Thomas Stedmond in goods £18. 2s. 6d. •
John Stedmond in goods 40s. 4d.
(Lay Subsidies, 124/259, Public Record Office.)
Barclay Hundred, 10 November 36 Henry VIII [1544].
John Stedmond in goods £4. 4d.
Thomas Stedmond in goods £8. 16d.
Rychard Stedman in goods £4. 4d.
Nicolas Stedman in goods 40s. 2d.
(Lay Subsidies, 125/273, Public Record Office.)
Barclay Hundred, 8 February 37 Henry VIII [1545-6].
Nicholas Stedman in goods £5. 3s. 4d.
Thomas Stedman in goods £8. 5s. 4d.
(Lay Subsidies, 125/301, Public Record Office.)
* This William Piers made Richard Tilden of Benenden, grandfather of Nathaniel
Tilden, his executor. — E. F.
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Stedman Entries in the Registers and Bishop's Transcripts of
All Saints Church, Biddenden
1538 Thomas son of Nicholas Stedman buried 24 September.
1538 Thomas son of Nicholas Stedman bapt. 7 October.
1538 James son of Thomias Stedman bapt. 10 October.
1538 Johan daughter of Richard Stedman bapt. 15 January [1538/9 j.
1540 Isabell daughter of Thomas Stedman bapt. 19 December.
1540 Elizabeth daughter of Richard Stedman bapt. 27 February [1540/1].
1541 Isabell daughter of Thomas Stedman buried 17 May.
1541 John son of Thomas Stedman bapt. 8 March [1541/2].
1542 Symond son of Stedman bapt. 14 September.
1543 Thomas son of Stedman bapt. 5 October.
1543 William son of Stedman bapt. 16 March [1543/4].
1544 William son of Stedman infant buried 26 March.
1544 July an daughter of Stedman bapt. 26 November.
1545 Margaret daughter of Stedman bapt. 25 April.
1545 Elizabeth daughter of Stedman infant buried 23 May.
1546 Ane daughter of Stedman bapt. 2Q March.
1546 Gilbarte Stedman householder buried 18 May [_sic].
1546 William son of Nicholas Stedman bapt. 27 November.
1547 Jane daughter of Thomas Stedman bapt. 17 February [1547/8],
1547 Jane daughter of Thomas Stedman buried 26 February [1547/8].
1548 Thomas Stedman and Elizabeth Fuller married 7 May.
1548 Julyan daughter of Stedman buried 7 June.
1548 Margaret daughter of Richard Stedman bapt. 21 July.
1548 Thomas Stedman and Anne Bottynden married 14 October.
1548 Henry son of William Stedman bapt. 18 November.
1548 Abraham son of Stedman bapt. 5 March [1548/9].
1550 Isacke son of Stedman bapt. 24 May.
1550 Samuell daughter [sz'c] of Stedman bapt. 5 August.
1550 Abraham son of Stedman bapt. 13 October.
1550 Rycherd son of Stedman bapt. 12 February [1550/1].
1551 John Stedman buried 20 July.*
1551 Thomas Stedman buried 21 July.
1552 James son of Stedman bapt. 12 April.
1552 Margaret daughter of Stedman buried 28 April.
1552 Jacobe son of Stedman buried 10 May.
1552 Abraham son of Nicholas Stedman buried 1 March [1552/3].
1553 INIary daughter of Richard Stedman bapt. 2 August.
1553 Josephe son of Richard [probably a clerical error for Thomas] Sted-
man bapt. 13 September.
1554 Gilbard son of Thomas Stedman thelder bapt. 15 January [1554/5].
1555 Alyce daughter of Nicholas Stedman bapt. 5 May.
1555 -Alyce Stede [?Stedeman] buried 19 July.
1556 Alys daughter of Nicholas Stedman bapt. 16 October.
1556 George son of Richard Stedman bapt. 8 November.
1557 John Stedman householder buried 28 October.
1557 Thomas Stedman householder buried 5 November.
1557 Elizabeth wife of John StediAan buried 23 March [1557/8].
1558 [Almost the entu^e year missing; transcripts do not begin so early.]
1559 Richard Stedman householder buried 21 May.
1559 James Benden and Lettys Stedman married 22 August.
* During this month, the plague raged at Biddenden.
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1561 Josephe son of Thomas Steclman buried 2 May.
1561 Mary wife of Thomas Stedman buried 23 May.
[From July to October 1561 only three entries were made.]
1562 .Jone daughter of Richard Stedman buried 13 June.
[October 1562 to April 1563 missing in register and transcripts.]
1564 Thomas Stedman buried 4 December 1564.
1565 eJames Stedman and Agnes Asshenden married 20 May.
1567 Anne daughter of Jeames Stedman bapt. 2 Auo-ust.
1568 Roger Spencer and Anne Stedman married 4 /uly.
1568 Jeane daughter of James Stedman bapt. 13 March [1568/9].
1569 William Stedman and Marye Pellan married 21 November.
1570 Mary daughter of James Stedman bapt. June 18.
1570 Nicholas son of William Stedman bapt. 20 August.
1570 Nicholas son of William Stedman buried 7 September.
1571 Anne daughter of William Stedman bapt. 21 September.
1574 Margaret daughter of James Stedman bapt. 18 July.
1574 Alice Stedman widow buried 11 December.
1574 Isaacke Stedman and Eme Richards married 1 February [1574/5].
1575 Jone daughter of Samuel Stedman bapt. 24 July.
1575 Theromye [.Jerome] son of John Stedman bapt. 1 January [1575/6].
1575 Alice daughter of Isaacke Stedman bapt. 20 February [1575/6].
1576 Elizabeth daughter of James Stedman bapt. 23 December.
1577 Richard Stedman and Bridget Hamper married 5 May.
1577 A daughter of Richard Stedman buried unbapt. 8 December.
1577 John son of John Stedman bapt. 21 December.
1578 John Seelis and Marye Stedman* married 28 April.
1578 Alice daughter of Richard Stedman bapt. 5 October,
157^ Thomas son of Isaac Stedman bapt. 21 December.
1579 Katherine daughter of Samuel Stedman bapt. 10 May.
1579 James Stedman householder buried 10 October.
1579 James son of James Stedman bapt. 14 February [1579/80].
1579 Jone daughter of Richard Stedman bapt. 21 February [1579/80].
1580 James son of James Stedman buried 3 June.
1580 Thomas Sedweeke and Anne Stedman widow married 6 June.
1580 Johnson of Isaac Stedman bapt. 19 February [1580/1].
1581 Abraham Stedman and Judith Amis married 4 April.
1581 Richard son of Richard Stedman bapt. 5 November.
1581 Thomas son of Abraham Stedman bapt. 26 February [1581/2].
1582 An infant of Gilbert Stedman unbaptized buried 16 September.
1583 Thomas base son of Isaac Stedman bapt. 9 June.
1583 William son of Abraham Stedman bapt. 15 March [1583/4].
1584 Thomas base-born son of Isaac Stedman bapt. \_sic~\ 17 May.
1585 Elizabeth daughter of John Stedman bapt. 12 December.
1585 Elizabeth daughter of John Stedman buried 24 February [1585/6].
1585 John son of Richard Stedman bapt. 5 March [1585/6].
1585 Judith daughter of Abraham Stedman bapt. 5 March [1585/6].
1585 Judith daughter of Abraham Stedman buried 7 March [1585/6].
1586 Anne daughter of Samuel Stedman bapt. 1 May.
1586 Gilbert son of Isaac Stedman bapt. 26 December.
1587 Margaret daughter of Abraham Stedman bapt. 16 July.
1587 John son of Richard Stedman buried 9 January [1587/8],
1588 Nicholas son of John Stedman baj^t. 5 May.
♦Parents of Richard Seelis of Scituate. (See Register, vol. 65, p. 321.)
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1588 Nicholas son of John Stedman buried 18 May.
1588 Gilberte Stedman householder buried 13 June.
1588 John son of Richard Stedman bapt. 22 October.
1588 Samuel son of Samuel Stedman bapt. 1 December.
1589 Thomas Stedman and Elizabeth Philpott married 19 May.
1589 Margaret daughter of Isaac Stedman bapt. 9 November.
1589 Nicholas son of Abraham Stedman bapt. 8 December.
1589 Anne daughter of Richard Stedman buried 6 January [1589/90].
1589 Nicholas son of Abraham Stedman buried 13 March [1589/90].
1589 Thomas son of Thomas Stedman bapt. 15 March [1589/90].
1590 Marearet daughter of Isaac Stedman buried 27 March.
1590 John Tayler and Jone Stedman married 25 July.
1590 Thomas the base son of Isaac Stedman buried 25 December.
1590 Elizabeth daughter of Abraham Stedman baptized 26 January
[1590/1].
1590 Margaret daughter of Richard Stedman bapt. 21 February [1590/1].
1591 Samuel Stedman householder buried 21 June.
1591 Xpofer Pearce and Julian Stedman widow married 7 December.
1591 Roger and Richard sons of Thomas Stedman bapt. 26 December.
1591 Richard son of Thomas Stedman buried 28 December.
1592 Two daughters of Isaac Stedman buried unbaptized 9 July.
1592 Helen daughter of Abraham Stedman bapt. 16 January [1592/3].
1593 The wife of Richard Stedman buried 27 January [1593/4].
1594 John son of Abraham Stedman bapt. 22 December.
1595 Luke son of Thomas Stedman bapt. 30 November.
1596 John son of Isaac Stedman buried 11 September.
1596 Jane daughter of Abraham Stedman bapt. 9 January [1596/7].
1598 Philyppe daughter of Abraham Stedman bapt. 18 March [1598/9].
1599 Lawrence Chaplen and Alice Stedman married 7 May. *
1599 Francis Writtle and Elizabeth [Isabell in transcript] Stedman mar-
ried 22 October.
1600 Margaret daughter of Abraham Stedman buried 20 June.
1601 John Stedman householder buried 14 April.
1601 Dionyse daughter of Abraham Stedman bapt. 5 July.
1601 Isaac Stedman householder buried 16 January [1601/2].
1603 John Stedman and Jone Kettell married 4 July.
1603 Anne daughter of Abraham Stedman bapt. 20 November.
1603 Anne daughter of Abraham Stedman buried 23 January [1603/4].
1604 Eme Stedman widow buried 10 May.
1604 Francis son of Abraham Stedman bapt. 16 December.
1605 Isaac son of Thomas Stedman bapt. 21 April.
1605 John son of John Stedman bajDt. 1 September.
1606 Thomas Stedman and Ann Norman married 8 September.
1606 Jeremy Stedman widower and Martha Care single woman married
8 October.
1606 Dionyse daughter of Abraham Stedman buried 3 November.
1607 Thomas son of Thomas Stedman bapt. 5 April.
1607 Thomas son of Thomas Stedman bapt. 24 May.
1607 Richard son of John Stedman bapt. 7 June.
1607 Jeremy son of Jeremy Stedman bapt. 4 October.
1607 John son of Thomas Stedman bapt. 25 October.
1608 Judith wife of Abraham Stedman buried 20 December.
1608 Mary daughter of John Stedman bapt. 5 February [1608/9].
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1608' John Stedman householder buried 12 February [1608/9].
1609 George son of Thomas vStedman bapt. 9 April.
1609 George son of Thomas Stedman bapt. 3 September.
1610 Richard Stedman and Mary Post married 10 September.
1610 Abraham Stedman and Joane Constable married 14 January
[1610/11].
1610 Thomas son of William Stedman bapt. 3 March [1610/11].
1611 Richard son of Richard Stedman Jr. bapt. 4 August.
1611 Jeremye Stedman buried 18 February [1611/12].
1611 Widow Stedman buried 23 February [1611/12].
1612 John son of Thomas Stedman ye weaver bapt. 13 June.
1612 John son of Richard Stedman bapt. 29 November.
1614 William son of Thomas Stedman bapt. 17 April.
1615 William Stedman and Joan Baker widow married 4 July.
1615 John son of Richard Stedman Sen. buried 8 July.
1616 A child of Richard Steedman buried unbaptized 15 October.
1616 George son of Tliomas Stedman buried 4 Februarv [1616/17],
1616 William son of William Stedman bapt. 16 March [1616/17].
1617 A daughter of Richard Stedman buried unbaptized 22 December.
1618 Robert son of Thomas Stedman Jun. bapt. 26 April.
1619 Ambrose Red well of Bennenden and Helen Stedman married 5 Oc-
tober.
1620 Joane daughter of William Stedman bapt. 18 June.
1620 Joane daughter of William Stedman Sen. buried 2 February
[1620/1].
1623 Abraham Stedman buried 22 April.
1624 Richard Stedman buried 5 June.
1626 Richard Stedman Sen. buried 24 February [1626/7].
1627 Edward Hatton and Jane Stedman married 12 May.
1628 John Stedman and Elizabeth Smith married 25 November.
1628 Thomas Stonhard and Joan Stedman married 'I^S January [1628/9].
1631 Elizabeth daughter of Isaac Stedman bapt. 25 March.
1631 Elizabeth daughter of Isaac Stedman buried 20 May.
1631 Francis Stedman buried 1 July.
1631 John Stedman and Joan Couentrie married 22 September.
1632 Nathaniell son of Isaacke Stedman bapt. 9 September.
1634 Isaac son of Isaac Stedman and Elizabeth his wife bapt. 15 February
[1634/5].
Richards Entries in the Registers of All Saints Church,
BiDDENDEN
1538 Katharine dauohter of John Ricarde buried 21 December.
1539 John Anower and Al3^ce Ricarde married 30 June.
1539 Richard Ricarde and Elizabeth Lother married 21 January
[1539/40].
1539 Alyce daughter of Richard Ricarde bapt. 6 February [1539/40].
1541 William son of Stephen Ricarde buried 12 August.
1541 Johan daughter of Richard Ricard bapt. 20 September.
1541 Richerde Rycarde householder buried 9 February [1541/2].
1542 Johan daughter of Rycard buried 15 September.
1542 Thomas son of Rycard bapt. 5 March [1542/3].
1543 Elizabeth daughter of Rycard bapt. 16 April.
1543 John son of ■ Richerds infant buried 10 June.
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1544 John son of Ricard bapt. 22 December.
1545 Elizabeth daughter of Rycarde bapt. 23 June.
1546 WilJiam son of Rycarde buried 1 February [1546/7].
1547 Thomas Rychards and Alles Pearce married 10 May.
1547 Erne daughter of Thomas Rycarde bapt. 11 February [1547/8].
1549 Mary daughter of ■ Rycarde bapt. 1 January [1549/50].
1551 Roger son of Rycarde buried 29 September.
1552 Martha daughter of Rycarde bapt. 29 April.
1554 Richard son of Richard Rycard bapt. 12 August.
1554 Jarvye Ramesden and Margaret Rycard married 23 September.
1556 Stephen Rycards Sen. buried 28 May.
1557 Johane daughter of Thomas Richards buried 28 September.
1557 John son of Thomas Richards buried 17 November.
1558 Thomas Richards householder buried 30 April.
1559 Annes Ricarde widow buried 1 February [1559/60].
[From the foregoing wills and entries the following Stedman pedigree
has been drawn :
1. Gilbert Stedman of Biddenden, Kent, the testator of 1546, was
buried there 18 May 1546 \sic\. He married Tomasyn , who
survived him. He was a weaver, as is indicated by his legacy of a loom
to his youngest son.
Children :
i. John, m. Elizabeth , who was perhaps bur. at Biddenden
23 Mar. 1557/8. He was probably bur, there 28 Oct. 1557, and his
brother Richard administered his estate.
2. ii. Richard.
3. ill. Nicholas.
4. iv. Thomas the elder.
V. Thomas the younger, b. after 1526 ; probably m. (1) 14 Oct. 1548,
Anne Bottynden; m. (2) Mary, Avho was bur. 23 May 1561.
He probably had children, but they have not been identified.
2. Richard Stedman of Biddenden was buried there 21 May 1559.
He married Margaret , who survived him and administered
his estate. He was administrator of his brother Thomas's estate in
1558.
Children, baptized at Biddenden :
i. JoHAN, bapt. 15 Jan. 1538/9 ; bur. in Biddenden 13 June 1562.
ii. Elizabeth, bapt. 27 Feb. 1540/1.
iii. Margaret, bapt. 21 July 1548.
iv. Richard, bapt. 12 Feb. 1550/1 ; m. 5 May 1577, Bridget H^imper,
and had issue.
V. Mary, bapt. 2 Aug. 1553 ; probably the Mary Stedman who m. John
Seelis in 1578 and was mother of Richard Sealis of Scituate.
vi. George, bapt. 8 Nov. 1556.
3. Nicholas Stedman of Biddenden probably married, as his second
wife, after Apr. 1558, Alice (Pearce) Richards, widow of Thomas
of Biddenden. Her daughter Eme married Isaac Stedman (see 6,
below), grandfather of the emigrant to New England. The date
of the death of Nicholas Stedman is unknown.
Children, by first wife (name unknown), baptized at Biddenden:
i. Thomas, bur. at Biddenden 24 Sept. 1538.
ii.H omas , bapt. 7 Oct. 1538 ; bur. at Biddenden 1 July 1551 (?) .
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iii. William, bapt. 27 Nov. 1540 ; m. 21 Nov. 15G9, Mary Pellan; had
issue.
iv. Abraham, bapt. 5 Mar. 1548/9 or 13 Oct. 1550 : bur. at Biddenden
1 Mar. 1552/3.
V. Alice, bapt. 5 May 1555 ; bur. at Biddenden 16 Oct. 1555.
[Probably otlier cliildren, unidentified.]
4. Thomas Stedman the elder of Biddenden was buried there either
5 Nov. 1557, or 4 Dec. 1564. He probably married twice.
The name of his first wife is unknown, but his second wife was
probably Elizabeth Fuller, whom he married at Biddenden 7
May 1548. She probably married for her second husband
Morars, and is mentioned in her son Gilbert's will. Thomas Sted-
man's father and sons being weavers, it seems probable that he also
was a weaver.
The tax lists show him to have been the most prosperous member
of the family. It is very difficult to tell which entries in the parish
registers refer to Thomas the elder and which to Thomas the
younger, as only once, in the baptismal entry of Gilbert Stedman,
son of Thomas the elder, is any distinction made between the two
brothers.
Children, baptized at Biddenden :
5. i. James, bapt. 10 Oct. 1538.
ii. IsABKLL, bapt. 19 Dec. 1540; bur. at Biddenden 17 May 1541.
iii. John, bapt. 8 Mar. 1541/2 ; bur. at Biddenden 20 July 1551.
iv. Jane, bapt. 17 Feb. 1547/8 ; bur. 2G Feb. 1547/8.
6. V. \s\xc, bapt. 24 May 1550.
vi. Joseph, bapt. 13 Sept. 1553 ; bur. at Biddenden 2 May 1561.
7. vii. Gilbert, bapt. 15 Jan. 1554/5.
[Probably several other children, whose identity is uncertain,
among them probably a daughter who married John Johnson.]
5. James Stedman of Biddenden was baptized there 10 Oct. 1538, and
buried there 10 Oct. 1579. He married at Biddenden, 20 May
15 G5, Agnes Asshenden. Was she the widow Anne (that name
and Agnes being interchangeable) Stedman who married, 6 June
1580, Thomas Sedweeke ?
Children, baptized at Biddenden :
i. Thomas, mentioned in his uncle Gilbert's will.
ii. Anne, bapt. 2 Aug. 15G7.
iii. JoANE (Jeane in register), bapt. 13 Mar. 1568/9.
iv. Mary, bapt. 18 June 1570.
V. Margaket, bapt. 18 July 1574.
vi. Elizabeth, bapt. 23 Dec. 1576.
vii. James, bapt. 14 Feb, 1579/80; bur. 3 June 1580.
6. Isaac Stedman of Biddenden, weaver, was baptized at Biddenden
24 May 1550, and was buried there 16 Jan. 1601/2. He married
there, 1 Feb. 1574/5, Eme Richards, the testator of 1604, who
survived him, administered his estate, and was buried at Biddenden
10 May 1604. She was baptized at Biddenden 11 Feb. 1547/8,
daughter of Thomas and Alice (Pearce) of Biddenden, who were
married there 10 May 1547. Thomas Richards was buried at Bid-
denden 30 Apr. 1558. Alice Pearce was probably a sister of
Richard Piers of Tenterden, the testator of 1543. She married
secondly a Stedman, probably Nicholas, a son of Gilbert Stedman
the elder. She was buried at Biddenden 11 Dec. 1574, and ad-
76 Genealogical Research in England [Jan.
ministration of her estate was granted 11 Jan. 1574/5 to her
daughter Erne Richards, whose betrothed husband, Isaac Stedman,
was one of the bondsmen. The Richards or Ricard family was a
prosperous one in Biddenden.
Children, baptized at Biddenden :
i. Alice, bapt. 20 Feb. 1575/6; m. 7 May 1599, Lawrence Chaplen*
had issue.
8. ii. Thomas, bapt. 21 Dec. 1578.
iii. John, bapt. 19 Feb. 1580/1 ; bur. 11 Sept. 1596.
iv. Gilbert, bapt. 26 Dec. 1586 ; probably d. bef . 1588.
V. Margaret, bapt. 9 Nov. 1589 ; bur. 27 Mar. 1590.
vii }Two Daughters, bur. unbapt. 9 July 1592.
viii. Thomas (illegitimate), bapt. 9 June 1583.
ix. Thomas (illegitimate), bapt. 17 May 1584; bur. at Biddenden 25
Dec. 1590.
7. Gilbert Stedman of Biddenden, the testator of 1588, was baptized
at Biddenden 15 Jan. 1554/5, and was buried there 13 June 1588.
He married Katharine , who survived him and proved his
will. It is to his will, uncalendared and unregistered, that we owe
our knowledge of his brothers and sisters. From his bequests he
was evidently a weaver.
Child:
i. An infant bur. unbapt. 16 Sept. 1582.
8. Thomas Stedman of Biddenden, clothier and weaver, was baptized
at Biddenden 21 Dec. 1578. The date of his death and the name
of his wife are unknown. There is the same confusion here regard-
ing Thomases as in the earlier generations.
Children, baptized at Biddenden :
9. i. Isaac, bapt. 21 Apr. 1605.
ii. Thomas, bapt. 5 Apr. or 24 May 1607.
iii. George, bapt. 9 Apr. or 3 Sept. 1609 ; perhaps bur. at Biddenden
4 Feb. 1616/7.
iv. John (son of Thomas Stedman ye weaver) bapt. 13 June 1612.
V. Robert (son of Thomas Stedman Jun.), bapt. 26 Apr. 1618.
9. Isaac Stedman of Biddenden and London, Scituate and Boston, was
baptized at Biddenden 21 Apr. 1605, and died in New England be-
tween 2 Oct. and 19 Dec. 1678. He married Elizabeth •,
who was born about 1609, and with her and his two sons sailed in
the ship Elizabeth from London 8 Apr. 1635. As Isaac "Stud-
man " he was certified by the clergyman of St. Alphege Cripplegate,
and by two men from Blackwell Hall, which was the cloth market
of London, to which all the cloth-weaving centres such as Biddenden
sent their goods. It was in connection with this trade that Isaac
Stedman probably went to London. He settled in Scituate, where
he was admitted to the church 17 July 1636. He was constable
and freeman 7 June 1648, removed to Boston in 1650, and later
was of Muddy River, now Brookline. Savage says the name was
anciently Studman, but the shipping entry is the only place in which
it has been found so recorded. In the English records it is always
Stedman, Steadman, Steedman, or Stedmond. "Whether there was
any connection between Isaac Stedman and the other Stedman emi-
grants to New England is not known.
1912] Diary of Jeremiah Weare, Jr, 77
Children :
i. Elizabeth, bapt. at Biddenden 25 Mar. 1631 ; bur. there 20 May 1631.
ii. Nathaniel, bapt. at Biddenden 9 Sept. 1632 ; came with his parents
to New England; m. Sarah Hammond, who died before 1675,
daughter of Thomas ; and had issue.
ill. Isaac, bapt. at Biddenden 15 Feb. 1634/5 ; came with his parents to
New England; no further record; probably d. young,
iv. Elizabeth, bapt. at Scituate 24 Nov. 1637; married 17 Dec. 1662,
Thomas Hammond, Jun., of Newton, and had issue; she d. in
1715.
V. Thomas of Muddy River (now Brookline) m. Mary Watson,
daughter of John of Roxbury, and had issue,
vi. Hannah, d. 1727 ; m. 20 Jan. 1673/4, Samuel Hyde of Newton ; no
issue.
vii. Sarah, m. Thomas Perry of Scituate, and had issue.
E. F.]
[To be continued]
DIARY OF JEREMIAH WEARE, JR., OF YORK, ME.
Transcribed by Samuel G. Webber, M.D., of Boston
[Continued from Vol. 64, page 182]
[p. 25, cont'd]
60 these years will be called the 2 Dry years by those that Dont Remem-
ber the years 1761 & 1762 then a very moderate winter hay is very scarce
& Dear about or from 16 Dollars to 20 a ton in the spring then comes
tl^e year 1795 a warm Spring & seasonable Rains & so it continues through
the Season being a jjlenty of Every thing on the earth there Has not been
such a good season since the year 1779
[p. 26]
in the year 1792 Exceeding Dry but a very lettle Raign from the middle
of June tell the last of august to What are in common years September
comes Rain & the fall being very pleasant with Refreshing Raigns the
month of December being more than comon pleasant but a little Snow
Comfortable sawing in the mill January 17^3 being Like pleasant snow
scarce over shoes not worn cold February still warmer no snow to Do
any business in clear Land for want of snow and cold the snow is not over
shoes but a few days at a time the whole winter JMarch being pleasant
warm weather — april the first part warm & Rains such as scarce was seen
before by us
[p. 27]
continues good weather a fine Rain on the 18th then comes no more
Rain till the 15th of may in the morning a small Rain about enough to
whet one thick jacket without lynin being two or three hours time then
clears up with the wind in N brings a small frost kills som corn the trees
are in the bloom in Danger of the frost the blossoms begins to fall on the
19th then mostly south winds & a out winds tell the 31th at night
then comes a moderate Rain & Wits fast on Saturday the first of June in
the morning then in the morning on the Sabbath and all Day moderate
Rain all Day then on about the 10th of June a shour of Rain with
thunder & a we^k of warm Weather a fine rain on the 25th at night at
10 oclock in thi evening tell 10 o clock in the morning very fast grain
78 Diary of Jeremiah Weave, Jr. [Jan.
& corn looks good
[p. 28]
May the 17th 1794 an on common Cold Day frose hard the night fol-
lowing Ice was seen tell about 9 o clock the apple trees look yellow
many of them as tho fire and smoke Drove through them where they stand
on the low ground being full in the bloom being very Dry but two Rains
of any Consequence they not being very long sence the snow went of the
tops of the hard wood trees are killed with the sd frost there is a good
Rain about the 9th or 10th of Jwne & warm no rain before for about
9 or 10 weeks of any value on the 15th of June at night 1794 comes a
hard frost kills Corn heare & beans pumkins in spots
[p. 29]
the march the 28th may his son Jer[emiah] Weare
was born in the year [1729] the 28th of march new style his wife Sar[ah]
Ware the Daughter of Joseph prebel was born in the year [1731] Eben-
ezer Littlefield son of Steph[en] Littlefield Debror sd Stephens w[ife]
being a sister to Capt Joseph per [sons] Said Ebenezer littlefield was
bo[rn] April A.D. 1775 Departed t[his] present life on the 24th march
being master of the brig fidelity buried in the ocean four Days out .1
Dimerrar Left one son that September 28th 1803 named Eben[ezer] Lucy i
Weare being the mother April 11th 1804 said Lucy Wear[e] Received
the love of god being born from Darkness to gods marvelous lig[ht]
may 14th 1804 Moses Weare give Evidence of his Receiving comf[ort]
from the Lord as a new born Son
[p. 30]
Jeremiah^ [Our sixth child] a daug[hter] [Betse]y
by Name was born march the 10th [on] monday morning in the year 17^8
[Our] Seventh child was born on Wednesday evening the 10th Day of
march in the year of our Lord 1790 name Moses [Ou]r Eight child was
born on monday morning on the fifth Day of march in the year of Christ
1792 [na]me Timothy to hold the name [of] his onckle timothy that
Departed [t]his life on the fifth of September 1791 [Ou]r ninth Child
was born on thurs[da]y at one o clock in the morning [be]ing the third
Day of July [A.] D. 1794 name Jeremiah Our tenth Child was Born
1796 SeptemJBer the 2th friday about three o clock in the after noon A
Daughter name mary Our 11th Child was born Sept the 19th on Wed-
nesday 4 o clock in the morning in the year 1798 Daughter named Olive
[p. 31]
A D the of mercy Wardwell Departed this p [resent] Life
children left 2 sons 3 da[ughters] sd mercy being a daughter of Jose[ph]
Weare of capnedick but she die[d at] majabigwaduce with the fever she
moaved at majabigwaduce in fall of the year 1778 Sarah Bragdon
Daughter of Jo[seph] weare of york Dej^arted this prese[nt] Life in the
year 1787 in march she Left eight sons & two Daug[hters] ten in No.
one at the Brest Nathaniel Webber the father of [Lucy] Weare Departed
this life June 11th 1791 If said Nathaniel had l[ived] tell September
next the 15th day he would h[ave] been sixty nine years old Sarah
Weare the wife of Jeremi[ah] Weare the Daughter of Joseph Prebel
C[onverted] when she was young Departed this [life] may 14th 1801 in
the morninc af[ter] a long sickness she was confined [to] bed for the
most part Sept 28th 1800 this Day being about 70 yea.'s of age [she]
comforted her friends through a goo[d] hope of Christ
* See record of first five children [p. 7.]
J 912] Diary of Jeremiah Weare, Jr, 79
[p. 32]
[This page IS not easy to decipher as it is much rubbed. It seems to
have recorded only the weather for years between 1778 and 1791]
[p. 33]
present Life in of our Lor[d] 1783 in march the 10th day
in his 78 y[ear] of his age sence Last august & would have been 78 years
[old] if he had Lived tell Next A[pril] anna weare the wife of the[odore]
weare Departed this present life in the year of our Lord in September the
14th day at twelve o clock at mi in the twenty th year of her afge] ever
sence the of may last Timothy Weare was born August the 1764
the said timothy Departed this life the 6th Day of September in the [year]
of Christ 1791 it being twenty seven [years] one month two Days the
said Timo[thy] being the son of Jeremiah Weare and [grandson] to
Joseph Weare Lived with John Weare 20 years Supposed he took a cold
by in the flats at the northern bay pe[nobscot] a loading the sloop then
had charge the westward & saw parents & breth[ren] returned onwell to
pernobscott & there maid his last
[p. 34]
business [th]e Inhabitants of this town Great[ly] La-
mented by the same with the [ca]ncer on his Jaw so in this throat [mo]re
than one year the said Josepli [Ward] well Departed this Life in the th
of the year in the year of [our] Lord 1782 [I]n the year 1773 The 29
Day [Da]y of June Mr Joseph Weare [ga]ve to his Grandson Jeremiah
[We]are Juner a negro w boy [na]med Pomp the said Negro [wa]s born
in the year 1791 april after serving his time [wi]th sd Weare then
lived with rhi]m about 2 years then worked out 1 year with Brother
Samuel [the]n went to Arundal some years [t]lien went to see, it was
then [tlia]t he was sold in the West ind[ies] by the master of the vessel
[ab]oLit 1801 or 2
[p. 35] ^
messinger [?] ordained a minister at york Sept the 10th 1799
the first perish sermon 2nd Corinthians 16th 3rd mrs gooden said to be
born in the year 1699 th said gooden Departed this life 24th Day Sept
1797 Said to be 98 years & some months old Gershom webber son of the
Deceased Samuel Webber who was Drownded Capenedick Khode said
gershom Departed this life on the 4th Day at night of may 1797 Ann
madden the Daughter of Elaxander Woo[d] from Ireland about the year
1720 this sd Alexander Departed this life about the year 1754 his wife
old miss wood Departed this life about the year 1774 sd ann Departed
this life Sept 12th 1802 was born 1724 being 78 years of age June las[t]
James Elaxander Wood J A Madden was Bor[n] in year 1752 June 30th
as he saith On this 11th Day of December 1814 Thomas Sevey Departed
this life being struck by a tree that was lodged and was found Dead by one
of his Daughters
[p. 30]
year 1815 avery cold backward Spring warm & Dry Summer on the
23d of sept Rain Storm, thought to be highest wind that can be remem-
bered the loss in shiping in Boston supposed 2.00.000 dollars I\hoad
Island supposed to have Suffered by this Storm much more than the other
States the tide Being 7 feet higher than comon & 4 feet higher than Re-
membered by the oldest people June 28th 1828 heavy thunder kills three
oxen & one cow for Joel Norton monday the 30th heavy thunder & rain
[To be continued]
80
Stock Delivered to Bi'itish Troops
[Jan.
STOCK DELR^RED TO THE BRITISH TROOPS AT
MARTHA'S VINEYARD ISLAND IN 1778
Communicated by William J. Rotch of West Tisbury, Mass.
[1] \
A List* of The Number of the Sheep and other Stock & hay Delivered '|
Mager General Gray Commander of the Brittish Troops at the Vineyard in
the year 1778 and in the Month of September — and by Whom oned as
Near as posable Could be Asertaned by a Commite for that Purpua ap
pinted
Sheep
James Atheam Esqr
70
Hezekiah Luce
26
Jethro Athearn Jur
28
John Luce
21
Ezra Athearn
59
Isaiah Gray
93
Abijah Athearn
107
Mathais Rogers
25
Joseph Allen
28
Joseph Look
12
Benijamin Allen
70
Frances Norton
9
Thomas Jones
26
Benijamin Crowell
10
Christopher Butler
16
Peter Look
7
John Manter
7
Seth Look
17
Samuel Manter
12
Zecharih Luce
6
Mathew Manter
35
Cornelius Dunham
37
James Manter
20
Thomas Daggatt
16
Gorshom Cathcart
36
Samuel Daggatt
10
Elijah Look
30
Thomas Daggatt Jur
6
Robert Look
14
Thomas Walrond
125
Thomas Look
29
Malatiah Luce
3
Nathan Look
8
Thomas Luce
2
Benijamin Lambert
37
Isaac Daggatt
47
Whiten Manter
15
Timothy Chase
44
Samuel Cobb
14
Nathan Luce
15
Rusell Hancock
170
Henery Luce
5
William Forster
12
Silvanes Luce
4
Ezekel Luce
31
Ephraim Owen
7
Barnard Case
8
Seth Daggatt
21
Enoch Luce
3
Jonathan Manter
67
;2]
Samuel Look
53
Peter Norton Esq'^ & Sons
150
Abner Norton
16
Peter Norton Jur
48
John Homes
25
Bethuel Luce
7
Isaac Luce
11
Eliakim Norton
214
Francis Liwes
5
Malatiah Da vies sent from the
Jonathan Luce
5
other Towns — from Chillmark
Nathan Smith
9
60
Abrham Luce
7
from Edgertown
80
Nhathan Weekes
6
VV ee the Subcribers Certify
that
I
* This list was discovered subsequent to the publication of Dr. Banks's "History
of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts."
1912]
Stock Delivered to British Troops
81
Ransferd Smith
31
Thomas Smith
15
Peter Luce
10
Abishai Luce
14
Mayhew Norton
11
Rowland Rogers
40
Beni''' Luce
5
Benj^ Merry
Samuel Crowell
20
18
Joseph Luce
28
Malitaih Davies
75
William Luce
11
Obed Luce
22
Joseph Merry
Shubael Cottle & Son
62
68
Edmund Cottle
7
Seth Luce
7
Samuel Weekes
5
William Weekes
8
Samuel Lumbert
6
John Dunham
14
[3]
Whiten Manter
Samuel Cobb
Mathew Manter
Russell Hancock
Jonathan Hamett
Mathew Luce
John Luce
Joseph Chase
Francis Liwes
Isaiah Gray
Francis Norton
Benijamin Allen
Joseph Allen
Beni'^ Crowel
Ransferd Smith
Jonathan Luce
Shubael Cottle & Sons
Shubael Dunham
Malatiah Davis
William Luce
Joseph Luce
Rowiand Roorers
Beni''^ Merry
Corneleus Norton
John Dunham
Samuel Look
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
4
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
the above Acpt is true and Just
as forth as we can find
James Athearn ) o i . ^t
Shubael Cottle Cf^^S?^^^^
Abijah Athearn V^^T^^^^^y
The Acpt of the Neate or horned
Catle Delivered to General Gray
at the same time
James Athearn Esq'^ 2
Jethro Athearn Jur 3
Ezera Athearn 3
Abijah Athearn 3
Thomas Daggatt 2
Thomas Jones 2
Christopher Butler 2
Lemuel Butler 2
Thomas Walrond 3
Ezekel Luce 2
Garshom Cathcart 1
Barnard Case 1
Elijah Look 2
Thomas Look 2
Timothy Lumbert 2
Thomas Luce 2
The Acpt of Hay or Forege De-
livered General Gray at the
same time
TUNS HUNDREDS
From Eliakim Norton 2 — 15
Russel Hencock — 16
Shubael Cottle 1 —
Malatiah Davis 1 —
Abijah Athearn 9 — 19
Samuel Look 3 — 10
Mathew Merry 1 — 10
Abraham Chase 1 — 10
David Merry — 15
Tuns 13 — 15 hundred
Atest James Athearn ) o i ...
, Shubael Cottle r f rp. i
Abijah Athearn ) ^
A True Cobey of what ware
prepared to send to London by
Con^^ Norton
Atest Shubael Cottle
June y« 6, 1780
82 Proceedings of the JV. E, Hist. Gen, Society [Jan.
Maj'liew Norton 1
Eliakiam Norton 3
Mathew Merry 1
Timothy Hillman 2
David Merry 1
William Daggatt 1
Darkins Allen 1
Zep^ Luce 2
Matliais Roofers 1
Cornelus Dunham 1
[4]
[Endorsed]
The Coppey of the
Counts proposed to send
to London by Con^^
Norton for the pay
of the Stock taeken from
the Vineyard in 1778
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
By John Albree, Recording Secretary
Boston^ 3fassachns€tts, 3 May^ 1911. A stated meeting of the Society was
held at Pilgrim Hall, 14 Beacon Street, at 2.30 p.m., President Baxter presiding.
The records of the April meeting were read and approved, and the reports of
the Corresponding Secretary, Librarian, Historian, and Council were accepted.
Two members were elected by ballot to corresponding membership, and
forty-four to resident membership.
The paper of the afternoon was by Desmond PitzGerald of Brookline, a mem-
ber of the Society, the subject being Three Months in the Philippines. The speak-
er told of what he saw in 1904 while he was in the Islands as consulting engi-
neer of the sewage and water systems of Manila. To illustrate the lecture,
Mr. FitzGerald used colored stereopticon slides made from photographs that
he had taken.
On motion of Vice-President Cunningham a vote of thanks was given to the
speaker.
At 3.50 r.M. the formal part of the meeting terminated, and opportunity was
afforded for social entertainment.
4 October. A stated meeting of the Society was held at Pilgrim Hall, 14
Beacon Street, at 2.30 p.m., President Baxter presiding.
The records of the May meeting were read and approved, and the reports of
the Corresponding Secretary, Librarian, Historian, and Council were accepted.
Thirty-seven members were elected by ballot to resident membership.
Miss Helen Buruham Merchant, B.A., of Gloucester, told the story of TTie
Old Days in Gloucester, touching on the early navigators and then* glowing
accounts of the country, the founding of the churches and the growth of the
shipping and fishing industries, interspersing the recital with many incidents
of the men and women of former days, when personal peculiarities could be
developed unhampered by covention.
This was followed by discussion by Vice-President Cunningham, Mr. Charles
E. Mann, Eev. J. L. R. Trask, and Rev. Anson Titus, after which the thanks of
the Society were voted to the speaker.
1912]
JSTotes 83
At 3.45 it was voted to dissolve the meeting, after which refreshments were
served.
1 November. A stated meeting of the Society was held at Pilgrim Hall, 14 Beacon
Street, at 2.30 p.m., President Baxter presiding.
The records of the October meeting were read and approved, and the reports
of the Corresponding Secretary, Librarian, Historian, and Council were ac-
cepted.
By ballot the following were elected members of the nominating committee,
Wilf ord Jacob Litchfield and Charles Newcomb Baxter serving as tellers : Law-
rence Brainerd, Mrs. Mary Lovering Holman, Henry Alonzo Silver, Mrs. Susan
Cotton Tufts, Walter Kendall Watkins.
A paper entitled Colonial and Revohitionary Music in New England, by Miss
Alice Warren Pope of Newton Higlilands, was read by Mrs. Margaret Crandall
Miller. The vocal music illustrating tlie paper was sung by a quartet, with
piano and violoncello accompaniment. Miss Pope being the pianist. At the close
of the paper Mrs. Miller gave the steps of the minuet.
After adjournment at 4.10 refreshments were served.
NOTES
It having come to the attention of this Society that certain
genealogists and publishers have used the name of the Society
in connection with their own enterprises, the Society again de-
sires to state that it has NO genealogical representatives in this
country or in England, nor is it in any way connected with any
publications other than those that it issues over its own name
at 18 Somerset Street, Boston.
The Committee on English Research desires to state, however,
that although the Society has no official representative in England
the Committee is employing Miss French as a record searcher there
along special lines for the benefit of the Register.
Dame.— In the Kegtster, vol. 65, p. 217, it is stated that Hanking^ Dame
married Abigail Huckins. According to his granddaughter, Mrs. John Q. Pike ^
of Dover, N. H., he married Hannah Boody^ Huckins, daughter of Robert* and
Hannah (Boody). The husband of Hunking^ Dame's daughter Anna^ (Nancy),
Moses Huckins of Lee, farmer, born 1) Nov. 1774, died 10 Oct. 1811, married 2
Feb. 1803, was the son of Robert^ and Mary^ (Dame, 14, vi).
Mary7 Dame (14, vi) married Robert*' Huckins of Lee, yeoman, son of Robert^
and Hannah (Boody), born at Madbury 25 Apr. 1750, died before 1824, his widow
surviving. Her sister Ruth^ (14, ix) married Robert^ Huckius's brother Israel,'
of Strafford, inn keeper, born at Madbury 15 Sept. 1760, died 20 May 1873. She
died 6 Apr. 1841. Henry W. Hardon.
60 Wall Street, New York Oity.
Hayes.— In the Wentworth Genealogy the Rev. Alonzo H. Quint stated that
tradition attributed the origin of the John Hayes who appeared in Dover, N. H.,
about 1680, to Scotland. The following comments seem to point to a different
conclusion. John Hayes settled in that part of Oyster River known as '' Bar-
badoes," presumably because he had friends or relations there. It is well known
that there were close trade relations between Portsmouth and Dover and the
Island of Barbadoes ; that some early settlers of tliat region migrated from
Barbadoes ; and that others went to this island and remained several years, re-
turning later to New Hampshire. A family by the name of Hayes was among
the prominent Barbadoan planters, and like the Youngs— a name likewise com-
mon in both localities— had trade relations with New England. Moreover, Wa-
ters's Genealogical Gleanings proved that the Hayes family in Barbadoes sprang
from a family living on the Surrey side of London. These statements are
based on scattered entries in early colonial papers, already in print.
A. E. H. S.
VOL. LXVI. 6
J
84 Notes [Jan.
Jackson.— The ancestry of the first two settlers of Cambridge and Newton,
John and Edward Jackson, has been courteously supplied by a lineal descendant,
Mr. Edward G. Jackson of St. Louis, Mo.
Christopher Jackson of Mile End, London, married Susan Johnson of Mile
End, 5 Oct. 1602 (Loudon Marriages). He was bur. 5 Dec. 1633. Children:
I. John, bapt. 6 June 1603; m. (1) Abigail; m. (2) Margaret; d. 30 Jan. 1675.
II. Edward, bapt. 3 Feb. 1605 : m. (1) Frances; m. (2) Elizabeth Oliver, 14 Jan.
1649; d. 17 June 1681. III. Miles, bapt. 28 June 1607. This list of Christo-
pher's sons is copied from the '' Register of St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney."
His residence is first given as Mile End, afterwards as Bednall Green, and
his occupation as merchant tailor. The date of John's baptism is evidently
1603, instead of 1602 as recorded in the "Register." There is a good account
of St. Dunstan's, Stepney, in Hare's "Walks in London."
Los Angeles^ Calif. Orra Eugene Monnette.
Harrington Bible Records. — In a Bible dated at Hartford, Conn., 1813, and
recently acquired by the American Antiquarian Society, the following records
of the Harrington family are entered on one of the blank leaves :
Job Harrington Born March 24, 1771
Hannah Harrington Born March 13, 1771
Lydia Fowler Born Sept. 25, 1796
Clarissa Webster Born August 3, 1800
Porter Hines Born April 6, 1803
Martin D. Harrington Born June 27, 1806
Diantha Harrington Born Sept. 30th, 1813
Otis Harrington Born June 19, 1814
Martin Died August 10, 1831
Diantha Died Dec. 31, 1831
Worcester, 3Iass. Clarence S. Brigham, Librarian.
Drew Bible Records. — The following entries are taken from the family
Bible of Lewis Drew of Duxbury, Mass., now in the possession of his grand-
daughter, Mrs. Charles W. Tilton of Brookline, Mass., through whose kindness
they are printed.
Births
Nancy Le Baron born April 26, 1787
Lucia Le Baron born May 15, 1788
Esther Lebaron born March 19, 1791
Nancy Lebaron born Nov. 19, 1789
Almira Lebaron born Jan. 3, 1793
Harriet Lebaron born Feb. 25, 1795
Lemuel L. Drew Born June 17. 1811
Limon L. Drew Born January 27. 1813
Bradford Le B. Drew Born October 2, 1815
Lydia Ann Drew Born April 1. 1818, In the Morning, 1 o'clock
Almira Drew Born in Plymouth Dec. 22"'i 1819
Lucia Drew Born in Duxbury, February 4, 1823
Marriages
Lewis Drew ,t„-, r,
Almyra Drew iuaiea January lO^^^ 1809
the children
In Boston Mr. Lyman L. Drew son of Lewis Drew to Miss H. Maria Coffin
Sept. 20, 1840
Lydia Ann Married William Guild of Bellows Falls, Vt. January 20th. 1844
in Cambridge, Mass.
Almira Married John H. Macomber, August 21, 1849 of Maine
Deaths
Lemuel L. Drew Died August 12, 1811
Lewis Drew died June S^^ 1823, on his passage from Mobile to Boston, aged
39 years
Liman L. Drew died September 25, 1853 in New Orleans, of yellow fever.
Aged 40 yrs.
Nancy Lebaron born April 26*^ 1787 died 8^^ Sept. 1788 aged 1 year
Harriet Lebaron died August 6, 1796 aged 1 year
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Bartlctt Lebaron died June 24**^ 1806 Aged 67 years
Lidia Lebaron died Jan. 1, 1825. Aged 66
Ellis Bible Records.— The following family records of one branch of the
Ellis family, descendants of John Ellis of Dedham, Mass., 1635, have been
kindly furnished to the Reg{ister by Mr. Edward Rogers, 8 Orchard Street
Amherst, Mass. : '
Amos Ellis was born at Franklin, March 13, 1744, Died at Grafton, May 30,
1817
Hannah Hill ** '' '' Holliston, Oct. 17, 1748, " *' Bellingham, July
1829
THEIR CHILDREN.
Vespasion Ellis was born in Franklin, August 20, 1767, Died Sept. 3, 1798
(was buried on land of Wm. Daniels,' Esq.,
Lower pens neck, Salem County, New Jer-
sey.)
Amos Ellis Junior was born in Medway
Sabre Ellis " " " Medway
Joseph Ellis " " "- Medway, July 31, 1772
Jonatlion Ellis "■ '' " Bellingham, June 28, 1774, Died at Biuehill
(Me.) Dec. 23, 1806.
Nathan Ellis " *' *' Bellingham, March 7, 1777, Died at Biuehill
(Me.) 1848.
Hannah Ellis " " " Bellingham, Deer. 8, 1778, Died in infancy
Polly Ellis '' " " Bellingham, Sept. 22, 1780
Rosanna Ellis '' " " Bellingham, June 21, 1782
Betsey Ellis " " " Bellingham, March 1, 1784
Hannah Ellis " " '^ Bellingham, January 17, 1786.
Names Births Deaths
Jonathan Ellis June 28th, 1774 Dec. 23d, 1806
Susanna Parker July 27th, 1772 • Aug. 17th, 1803
Married Sept. 9th, 1795.
THEIR CHILDREN.
Jonathon Ellis Dec. 18th, 1795
Charles Ellis Nov. 13th, 1797
Almira Ellis Apr. 15th, 1801
Amos Hill Ellis July 11th, 1803
Copy by Jonathan Ellis, Jan'y 22nd, 1813.
Heath Family Bible. — Daniel Heath of Amherst, Mass., the owner of the
Bible from which the following record is taken, was born at (probably) Meudon,
now Milford, Mass., Feb. 15, 1773. He had a brother, Samuel Wilbor Heath,
born May 4, 1775. They were the children of Samuel Wilbor and Elizabeth
(Thayer) Heath. About the time of the birth of the second sou, the father,
who is called ^'marriner" in the records connected with the settlement of his
estate, disappeared, and it was always supposed that he was taken prisoner by
the British during the Revolutionary War. Daniel Heath died June 3, 1831 ; his
wife, Polly (Lewis) Heath, died Feb. 1, 1841.
*' Daniel Heath was born Feb. 15, 1773.
Judith Dickinson was born April 1, 1774.
We was married March 13, 1794
Judith Heath was born Nov. 28, 1795
My wife died Nov. 21, 1795. Judith Heath died Oct. 23, 1796.
Polly Lewis was born July 18, 1773. we was married Nov. 5, 1797
Daniel Dickinson Heath was born Feb. 14, 1798
Willis Heath born Jan. 5, 1800 and died the nineteenth of the same month.
Betsy L[ewis] Heath born May 1, 1801
Daniel D[ickinson] Heath died Aug. 14, 1801
Daniel D[ickinson] Heath born Apr. 22, 1803
Polly Thayer Heath born Feb. 5, 1805
William Heath born July 6, 1807
Grace Heath born Oct. 3, 1809
f
S6 JSTotes [Jan.
Emily Howard Heath born May 29, 1815
Charles Heath born March U, 1818 "
35 Edgehill Boad^ New Haven, Conn. Mrs. Thomas D. Goodkll.
Sewall Bible Records. — The following data were copied from a Bible pur-
chased by Samuel Sewall in 1803 and now owned by his great-granddaughter,
Mrs. F. H. Phillips of Reading, Pa., who has supplied the additional informa-
tion enclosed in brackets :
Samuel Sewall, son of John Sewall of Newbury married first Lydia, daughter
of Samuel Storer of Wells, late of Charleston. Children were born at York.
John Sewall born Aug. 14, 1712 — died Feb. 27th.
Dummer '' "- Feb. 17, 1714.
Lydia " Jan. 24, 1716
Mercy '' May 30, 1718.
Mary " Feb. 29, 1720.
Hannah '' Jan. 22, 1722.
Second wife Sarah, daughter of Bachelor. Children born in York were —
Samuel born Sept. 24, 1724.
Sarah & Jane (twins) " Nov. 4,1726.
John '' May 5, 1729.
Joseph '' Sept. 3, 1731.
Moses " July 22, 1733.
David " Oct. 7, 1735.
Dummer '' Dec. 12, 1737.
Henry •' Feb. 23, 1739.
Henry Sewall Born 1739-40 \ married, — died 1795.
Mary Stinson " Apr. 10, 1744 /Jan. 1764. — " 1777.
Children —
Samuel Born Dec. 21, 1764. [Died Mar. 16, 1826, at Rye, N. H.]
Samuel Sewall, born Dec. 21, 1764 1 Married,
Abigail Trask, ^' Oct. 30, 1762 / Jan. 4, 1736. [Died Nov. 14, 1843, at Wilton,
Me.]
Children were —
Rufus Sewall born Dec. 10, 1787.
Stinson '' • " Feb. 27, 1789. [Died June, 1869]
Jason " '' Feb. 3, 1791 —Died Sept. 1881. [at Bath, Me.]
Lydia " '' Jan. 9, 1793 [Died Nov. 5, 1796]
Samuel " ♦' Julv 12, 1794 [Died May 18, 1847]
Abigail '' '' July 26, 1796. [Died July 10, I860]
Phifenia " " Julv 24, 1798. [Died Jan. 16, 1837]
Levi " " May 24, 1800.
Esther '' " Feb. 9, 1802. [Died Oct. 17, 1847]
Benjamin Chapman Sewall ^' May 14, 1805 —Died April 1886. [in Des
Moines, Iowa.]
Kiah Bayley Sewall '' Dec. 2, 1807. died Aug. 1865.
Jason Sewall born Feb. 3, 1791) married, [Died Sept. 8, 1881]
Hannah Joyce " July 31, 1798 /July 1, 1819 [Died May 24, 1872, Bath, Me.]
Their children born at Bath, Maine.
Lucy Peterson born Aug. 2, 1820. [Died Sept. 25, 1906]
Hannah Maria " Feb. 18, 1825. -
Rachel Elizabeth " Nov. 28, 1827 —died May 22, 1833.
Stephen Bayley " Mar. 15, 1830 [Died Mar. 25, 1903]
EUen Patten " Aug. 18, 1832 —died Aug. 28, 1835.
Morgiana Heath '' Feb. 15, 1836
Daniel Francis " Feb. 9, 1840.
Stephen Bayley Sewall, son of Jason Sewall, born at Bath, Maine, March 15,
1830— died, March 25, 1903. Married Hannah P. Orr, daughter of Gershom Orr
and Elizabeth Polly Orr of Topsham, Maine-
Stephen Bayley Sewall — born March 15, 1830 \ married
Hannah Polly Orr — " April 1, 1832 /June 12, 1855.
[Their children, born at Bath, Me., were Jason Trask, Maria Fisher, Hattie
Abbie, and Lucy Ellen.]
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Notes 87
John Stinson Esq. born 1714 died 1802 \
Jenny Huston Stinson 1720 '' 1812 /
Theii' daugliter
Mary Stinson born 1744-1777 \ married ,
Henry Sewall '' 1740-1795 / Jan. 1764 ^ marriage
children
Samuel born Dec 21^* 1764 m. Abigail Trask.
James
Sarah
Jenny as recorded.
Henry
Betsey
Miscellaneous Notes.
Scott.— Berkhamsted, Herts, June 7, 1G32, Richard Scott andKatherine Mor-
bury (Marberie) (Phillimore's Hertfordshire Mar., vol. 1, p. 23).
Richard Scott of Providence, son of Edward of Glemsford, Suffolk, came in
the Griffin^ 1G34, with wife Catherine, daughter of Rev. Francis and Bridget
(Dryden) Marbury, and sister of Ann Hutchinson (Austin's R. I. Diet.).
Sprague. — Fordington, Dorset, Aug. 15, 1623, Ralfe Sprage and Johane War-
ren (Phillimore's Dorsetshire Mar., vol. 4, p. 136).
Ralph Sprague, son of Edward of Upway, Dorset, " sometime of Fordington,
CO. of Dorset," came to Salem 1628 (Pope's Pioneers).
Callicott. — Barnstaple, Devon, Sept. 25, 1627, Richard Callacott and Joan
Thorne. Feb. 22, 1628, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Callacott, baptized (Par.
Reg.).
Richard Callicott was of Dorchester, 1633, with wife Joanne, who died Aug.
5, 1640, and daughter Elizabeth, who married Richard Hall (Savage's Gen.
Diet.).
Busby. — St. Mary Caslany, Norwich, June 24, 1605, Nicholas Busbye and
Bridgett Cocke (Phillimore's Norfolk Mar., vol. 3, p. 5).
Nicholas Busby of Watertowu came from Norwich in 1637, aged 50, with wife
Bridget, aged 53, and four children (Savage's Gen. Diet.).
Hills.— Broughton-under-Blean, Kent, Apr. 12, 1590, Hercules Hills, son of
Hercules Hills, baptized. Apr. 27, 1595, Hercules Hills, householder, buried
(Par. Reg.).
Hercules Hills was of Scituate 1636; returned to Rochester, Kent, where he
was living in 1666 (Deane's Scituate).
Phipping.— William Phipping, Wedmore, Somerset, will proved Sept. 22,
1647, by daughter Elizabeth, wife of John Adams. Testator has a brother
Joseph in Ireland and a daughter Judah in New England (Matthew's Probate
Acts, vol. 5, p. 112).
Oct. 5, 1647, Willmm Phippen de Wedmore, buried. Dec. 10, 1637, Judith
uxor Willmi Phippen de Burrow, buried (Wedmore Par. Reg.).
Judith Phippin, aged 16, came in the Planter, 1635, from Stepney, with James
Haywood, whom she married. She married secondly William Simonds of Wo-
burn (Savage's Gen. Diet.).
Ensigne.— Thomas Ensigne, Cranbrooke, Kent, will proved Sept. 3, 1657,
names father Thomas Ensigne in New England, brother John Ensigne, sisters
Hannah and Sarah (unmar.) [and other relatives] ; lands in Cranbrooke and
Staplehurst (Reg. Wootton, P. C.C, vol. 4, p. 90).
Thomas Ensigne of Scituate, 1638, had children John, Hannah, and Sarah
(Pope's Pioneers) .
Walter.— Staplehurst, Kent, July 26, 1659, Thomas Luck and Sarah, widow
of Richard Walter, late of New England (Phillimore's Kent Mar., vol. 2, p. 111).
Richard Walters mate of Dicory Carwithy (Carwithen) died 3rd 6 month 1Q53
(Boston Rec).
HiGGixsoN.— St. Mary's, Leicester, Jan. 28, 1626, Ann, daughter of Mr. Fran-
cis Higginson of the Newarke, baptised (Par. Reg.).
«
88 JSTotes [Jan.
Ann Higginson married Thomas Chatfleld of Easthampton, L. I. (Savage's
Gen. Diet.)-
Subsidies of the Clergy in the Archdeacom-y of Leicester in the Seventeenth
Century :
[1615] Claybrooke. Johes Higginson V.
Will pay unto the King the sum of iii^i vi^ viii^ per me John Higginson.
I will pay one half this p'sent month of October and the other half in Aprill
next. Joh. Higginson.
det 5ii aut nil. H. L.
I doe consent. Joh. Higginson.
Claybrooke— John Higginson Vic.
iiiii viiid th' one halfe already e paid th' other lo mail prox xxxiii^ iiii.
[May, 1616] Claybrooke — John Higginson Vic.
He heth p'mised under his hand to satisfy y'or Lo'ps request but hath
not as yet the sum required and unpaid is 3^^ 6^ 8^
(Associated Architectural Societies, vol. 27, p. 451.)
Eev. John Higginson, vicar of Claybrooke, was father of Rev. Francis Hig-
ginson.
Cambridge^ Mass. VmGiNiA Hall.
Salisbury, Mass., Graveyard. — It is important that somebody should tran-
scribe the gravestones in the ancient Salisbury burying ground before more of
them become illegible. Only a fiA'e-minute trolley ride from Newbury port,
somebody could certainly be found to do this. In a short visit recently I copied
a few stones, either of interest to myself or in a perishing condition. Five
stones in a row, near the east corner of the yard, are as follows, reading from
left to right :
Sar. Benjamin Stevens died March 13, 1690, in the 40th year of his age.
Lieut. John Stevens died Nov. 26, 1691, in the 50th year of his age.
A stone crumbling and mossgrown, but appears to show NS at right end of
second line — presumably Stevens. The verse, however, is legible, and identical
with the tifth stone, as given below.
Cornet Richard Hubburd Died June y^ 16 1719 aged 88 years Faith & Love
Are laid in y® dust waighing for y^ resorection of y^ just.
Mrs. Martha Hubburd late wife of Cornet Richard Hubburd died October y^
1, 1718 Aged 73 years.
A tender mother
A prudent wife
At God's command
Resind her life.
Another stone back from these was to Benj. Stevens, Jun'-, died Feb. 22, 1709/
10, in the 33d year of his age. Other stones nearby are to the Pikes. Still other
names in the yard are True, Bradbury, French, Allen, Gill, Hooke, etc. Other
stones which will soon be past reading are :
Sar. Samuel Gi [11] died Nov. 19, 1709, in the 58th year of his age.
Here lies Buried y^ Body of Mr, Thoomas French who [dep]arted this life
March ye 30 1742 in y^ 39'^^ year of his age.
Come morta[l] [m]an
& cas[t] an [ey]e
Come read thy doom
Prepare to Die.
Hubbard. — The finding of Richard Hubbard's gravestone, which carries his
bu'th back to 1631, disposes of the account of two Richards, father and son, as
given in the Hubbard book. By that account Cornet Richard Hubbard was born
1640 and his father died in Salisbury 1690 (a manuscript letter from the late
Mr. Douglas S. Hubbard says 1685), and identifies the latter with the Richard
of Hotten's Lists, aged 18 in 1635. Manifestly he could not have been father of
a son born in 1631. It may be added that, aside from the birth and death of an
Infant son Richard, there are no indications of two Richards Hubbard in Salis-
bury, although the one is mentioned scores of times in the town records, first in
1661, which I copied — a grant of 8 acres to Richard Hubbard, 29-11 mo. 1661,
" provided he stays in the town 3 years and improve himself in his trade for y^
goode of the towue." He was in later years commonly called " Mr.," was rep-
f
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Notes 89
resentative and quartermaster, besides being '' Cornet" (cavalry color bearer),
which he chose for his title on his wife's gravestone. His wife was Martha
Allen, granddaughter of Richard Goodale, the age on her gravestone agreeing
with the record of lier birth. As their first child was not born until i()G7, it
seems not improbable tliat Mr. Hubbard had an earlier wife, and that Hannah
Hubbard, married to Thomas Eaton 14 Nov. 1G79, whom the Hubbard ])ook
makes his sister, may liave been his daughter. The Hubbard book makes the
earliest birth to John and Jane Hul)l)ard twins, Richard and John, but the record
reads, not Richard & John, but '■'■ Richard ye Sone."
" CoLLENSBY."— I would like to put an end to this name for all time, as in
thirty years lookout I have never met it, and do not believe it ever existed. It
should be noted that the ^' Coll " in Salisbury records is in a later hand and dif-
ferent ink, as tliose four letters are the only unfaded ink on the page. The
town's copy, made by Asa Webster in 1854, makes one of the diary items read,
" John Hubbard maried to Jane ♦ ensby." An account of Salisbury fami-
lies by Asa W. Brown, printed in the Rkgister the same year (vol. 8, p. 158),
makes it read '-Coll [torn]." The original has now been restored by the
Emery process. The tear, which is hardly perceptible, was not near "Coll"
but on the opposite edge of the page, the name dividing, " Colle" ending one
line and ''nfby" beginning the next. Leastwise I am prepared to admil that
this is how it read when Mr. Webster made his copy. The old fashioned '-e"
following the bright and clear " Coll" is now an almost imperceptible shadow,
while the " nfby " is so nearly vanished that President Waters, of the Ipswich
Historical Society, in a recent inspection, did not make out the ''n" or the
lower loop of tlie very large ''f" which Capt. Bradbury used before a loop
letter. To show how l)adly faded the page must have been even in 1854, the
tliird entry above this Hubbard marriage was in the town copy passed over as a
blank space. In the exceptional light wliich I was fortunate enough to enjoy,
bright sunshine outdoors with the tliin window shades drawn, I was able to
make out an unmistakable shadow " Jn^ Quenby," and I later found John Quinby's
birth in exactly the same formation of letters, 7:7: 1665. In this favorable
light I could clearly perceive the sliadowy ^' e" and the " fby " and before the
'' f " a shadow the right size for the '' n." But while admitting that Mr. Web-
ster in 1854 copied what he found, I do not admit the name " CoUensby," for
several reasons :
(1) No such name ever existed.
(2) It never was a record, but mere report of the bride's name which reached
the aged clerk's ear. Collins, Colby, and Fellows were common Salis-
bury names, and would lead the way to a transfusion of initials,
" Collensby " from Eollensby.
(3) The original entry is gone— only a later super-entry remains.
(4) Several slight circumstances render it likely that Jane " Coll " ensby was
sister of Mary FoUansby who was married two years before to Robert
Pike, Jr., of Salisbury, their mother dead and their father remarried.
Mrs. Jane Hubbard was grandmother to the beloved Parson Tompson of
South Berwick and great-great-grandmother to the famous Governor John Hub-
bard of Maine, and to New Hampshire's war governor, Ichabod Goodwin.
Portland, Me. Chmiles Thornton Libby.
Ware Family Bible Records.— Dr. B. P. Crocker of Foxborough, Mass.,
has sent for the use of the Society a copy of the records in a Bible which he re-
cently found at the town farm. On the first page is " Presented to Sarah Ware
by her Father Dec. 7, 1816." Dr. Crocker presumes that the father was Samuel
Coverly, and that Sarah was the wife of Ephraim Groves Ware.
Marriages
Ephraim Groves Ware and Sarah Coverly were married May 13, 1816
Elias Ware and Deborah Groves were married January 25, 1781 [in Franklin
— Wr. V. R.f]
* Faded ; " Coll " entered in later hand.
t Vital Records of Wrentham, Mass., to 1850, 2v., 1910, comp. by Thomas W. Bald-
win.
90 JSfotes [Jan.
Samuel C. "Ware and Harriett M. Sweet were married Dec. 24, 1856
Samuel Coverly and Sally Winslow were married November 30, 1787.
Timothy Ware son of Robert & Elizabeth Ware born Dec. 28, 1716
Mary Healy daughter of Paul and Hannah Healy were married in 1742
Elias Ware son of Timo. born 30, 1754 [May 30— Wr. V. R.]
Mary Ware '' b. Dec. 2, 1743
Olive AVare " b. [Mar. 22 1744-5— Wr. V. R.]
Timothy Ware '' [b.]Nov. 17 1746*
Preston Ware to Nancy Ray Oct. 1805
Elias Ware Jr. to Abigail Lamb Nov. 13 1809
Galen Ware to Catherine Smith June 17, 1810
James Ware to Malinda Shaw White Dec. 4, 1809 [Dec. 16— Wr. V. R.]
Clarissa Ware to Fislier [Joshua— Wr. V. R.] Spooner May 26 1816
James Ware to Elisa Pope 2nd wife May 24, 1818
Addison Ware to Elisa Haynes Dec. 1, 1831
Adelaide Maria Ware married to D. Cobb Dec. 11, 1831
Lorenzo D. Ware to Malinda Jane Ware August 14, 1833
Births
Samuel C. Ware b. March 3, 1817
Samuel Coverly Ware b. April 12, 1818
Ephraim Groves Ware Jr. b. Dec. 13, 1820
John Winslow Ware, b. August 9, 1824
Sarah Jane AVare b. January 18, 1830
Elias Ware Jr. son of Elias & Deborah born Feb. 19, 1782
Preston Ware born Sept 24, 1783
James Ware born Nov 2 1785
Hermon Ware born Oct. 10 1785 [Oct. 20— Wr. V. R.] died December 6, 1787.
Galen Ware born April 20 1789
Ephraim Groves [Grover — Wr. V. R.] Ware b. Aug. 25, 1791
Clarissa Ware b. Ap. 17, 1794
Maria Ware b. March 23, 1797
I\Iilton Ware b. May 28, 1799
Addison Ware b. Sept 29 1802
Deborah Ann Ware b. Mar 6, 1805 [Ann omitted; Mar 8— Wr. V. R.]
Elizabeth Coverly daughter of Samuel and Sarah Coverly born 6 Oct. 1788
Sarah AVinslow Coverly born Jan. 18, 1790 [Winslow crossed out in original]
Samuel Coverly Jr. born 17 June 1793
Timothy Ware (Grandfather) son of Robert & Elizabeth born Dec. 23, 1716
[1715 — Wr. V. R.] married Mary Healey (Grandmother) daughter of Paul and
Hannah Healey
Elias Ware (Father) born May 30, 1764 died June 30, 1841.
Mary born Dec. 2 1742 [1743— Wr. V. R.] died June 5, 1791
Olive born March 22, 1744 died 1832
Timothy born November 17 [Nov 20— Wr. V. R.], 1746 died May 29, 1798
Mary married Joseph Hills Feb 14, 1765
"■ died June 10, 1815
Robert Ware son of Robert (great-grandfather) & Elizabeth b. Nov. 21, 1711
[Nov 27— Wr. V. R.]
Esther Mann daughter of Thomas & Hannah b. Aug. 19, 1712
Esther Ware daughter b. May 30, 1739
Robert Ware son b. Feb. 2, 1741
Sarah Ware daughter b. May 18, 1743
Betty Ware '' b. Feb. 23 1744
Eldad Ware son b. Jan 1, 1749
Rachel W^are daughter b. 1751 [Sept. 1— Wr. V. R.]
Timothy Ware Jr. (uncle) & Abiel Ray m. Dec. 7, 1769
Timo Jr. (uncle same as above) son of T. born Nov. 17, 1746 [Nov. 20 — Wr.
V. R.]
* Olive Ware, on the line above, was erroneously credited with this date in the orig-
inal.
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Notes 91
Abiel Ray his wife born Oct 21, 1748 [Oct 10— Wr. V. R 1
Rachel Ware b.Dec. 12, 1770
Molly Ware b. Nov 13, 1772 died Oct. 12, 1832
Lucis Ware b. Sept 18, 1774 [Lewis— Wr. V. R.]
Waitstill Ware b. April 12, 1777 [month lacking in Wr. V. R.l
Timo Ware b. Sept. 30 1779
Eunice Ware b. Jany 18, 1782
Olive Ware b. Sept 12, 1785 [Nov.— Wr. V. R.]
Abiel [b. Dec. 6, 1787— Wr. V. R.]
Avery [b. June 10, 1792— Wr.V. R.]
Deaths
Samuel C. Ware died March 3, 1817
Ephraim Groves Ware died November 8, 1862
Ephraim G. Ware died April 22, 18G4 aged 43
Sarah Ware died June 21, 1870
Ephraim Groves (Grandfather) d. in Franklin June 7, 1810
Elias Ware (Father) died June 30, 1841.
Deborah Ware (mother) died Dec. 23, 1843
Clara Ware Spooner (sister) died Sept. 1856
Dolly Ann Fisher (sister) died Jan 17, 1857
Milton Ware (brother) died at New Orleans Dec. 25, 1839
Elias Ware (brother) died at St. Louis Nov. 24 1859
Timothy Ware (my Grandfather) died Nov. 29, 1794
Mary Hills (my aunt) d. Jan. 5, 1797 aged 53
Timo Ware (my uncle) died May 29, 1798 aged 51 [May 30— Wr. V. R.]
Rachel Ware (my grandfather's 2nd wife) d. June 11, 1800
Capt. Joseph Hills d. June 10, 1815
Nancy Ware (my bro. P. wife) d. Sept 7, 1813
Malinda Shaw Ware bro. James 1st wife died July 15, 1816
Malinda Jane died May 1816 [Jane Melinda; May 12— Wr. V. R.]
Electa Ware my bro Preston 2"^ wife d. Sept 3, 1831
y mo8
Olive Messinger my aunt died June 15, 1832 aged 87 9 17
Bathsheba Groves my grandmother died March 9, 1787
Ephraim Groves my uncle died June 1789 caused by the spindle of a grind-
stone
Herman Ware died in infancy
Historical Intelligence
Merrill. — A Merrill Pedigree, embracing known lineages from the families
of Batchelor, Coffin, Cotton, Cox, Currier, Dole, Fifleld, Greenleafe, Heard,
Hull, Samborn, Tobie, Tuck, and others, is being compiled by Dr. Wm. Louis
Merrill, Portland, Me.
PoMEROY.— Copy for the "Hlustrated History of the Pomeroy Family" is
being sent to the printers, and the work will be pushed forward as rapidly as
possible. The Secretary of the Pomeroy Family Association, A. A. Pomeroy,
South Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, Ohio, is desirous of hearing from those
likely to subscribe to the work mentioned above in order that he may know
how large an edition to have printed.
Small, Mitchell. — A second edition of the "Descendants of Edward Small
of New England and allied families," practically limited to the number of sub-
scribers, will be issued shortly. One of the chapters, "The Mitchells from
Kittery," will be reprinted in book form. For particulars address Mrs. L. A.
W. Underbill, 324 Faneuil Street, Brighton Station, Boston, Mass.
Genealogies in Preparation. — Persons of the several names are advised to
furnish the compilers of these genealogies with records of their own families
and other information which they think may be useful. We would suggest that
92 Recent Boohs [Jan.
all facts of interest illustrating family history or character be communicated,
especially service under theU. S. Government, the holding of other offices, grad-
uation from college or professional schools, occupation, with places and dates
of birth, marriage, residence, and death. All names should be given in full if
possible. No mitials should be used when the full name is known.
Cleaghorne (Claghorn). — James, who died at Yarmouth, Mass,, about 1683,
by William C. Claghorn, 1218 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Fa., and Dr. Charles
E. Banks, U. S. Marine Hospital, Portland, Me.
Eldred {Eldridge). — Samuel, who died in 1697, by William Henry Eldridge,
Twin Falls, Idaho.
Evarts {Everts). — John, who died at Guilford, Conn., 9 May 1669, by John M.
W. Everts, Salisbury, Vt.
Foulsham (Folsom). — John, who died at Exeter, N. H., in 1681, by Mrs.
Elizabeth K. Folsom, 129 High Street, Exeter, N. H.
Gahisha. — Daniel, who died, probably at Chelmsford, Mass., in 1696, by Eu-
gene D. Preston, 1728 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Goodridge (Goodrich). — AVilliam, who died at Watertown, Mass., about 1644-7,
by Merton T. Goodrich, Bingham, Me.
Gove. — John, who died at Charlestown, Mass., 28 Feb. 1648, by William H.
Gove, 254 Lafayette Street, Salem, Mass.
Holden. — Richard, who died at Groton, Mass., 1 March 1696; and Justinian,
who died at Cambridge. Mass., in 1691 ; by Raleigh W. Holden, 190 Wellington
Avenue, Rochester, N. Y.
Huntress. — Andrew, who was born at Shapleigh, Me., in 1787, by A. Clinton
Crowell, 345 Hope Street, Providence, R. I.
Norton. — Nicholas, who died at Edgartown, Mass., in 1690, by Miss Lillian
Adelaide Norton, 1949 Biltmore Street, Washington, D. C.
Eider. — Samuel, who died at Yarmouth, Mass., in 1679, by Miss Azalea Cliz-
bee, 5605 Fourth Avenue, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Sherman. — Philip, who died at Portsmouth, R. I., in 1687; Rev. John, who
was born at Dedham, co. Essex, England, 4 Jan. 1614 ; Samuel, who c^ed at
Fairfield, Conn., in 1700; and Capt. John, who was born at Dedham, co. Essex,
England (no date) ; by Prof. Frank Dempster Sherman, 158 West 105th Street,
New York City.
Smith. — Ephraim, who died, probably near Swansea, Mass., about 1715-20,
by Eugene D. Preston, 1728 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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GENEALOGICAL
Abbe genealogy. By F. J. A. Wallace. Frankford, Pa., Martin & Allardyce
[1911]. [7] p. 8°
Adams genealogy. The Elijah Adams family of Hubbardston, Mass., and a
retrospect of activities in seven decades. An autobiography by Nelson Adams.
Springfield, Mass., published by the author, 1910. 4-f 236 p. pi. 8°
Ballard genealogy. Ballard genealogy : William Ballard (1603-1639) of Lynn,
Mass., and William Ballard (1617-1689) of Andover, Mass., and their descend-
ants. By Charles Frederic Farlow, ed. by Charles Henry Pope. Boston, Mass.,
publishe«3.by Charles H. Pope, 1911. 203 p. pi. S"
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Ballard genealogy. Frankford, Pa., Martin & AUardyce, 1911. 20 p. pi. 24^
Reprint from the Essex Antiquarian.
Barry genealogy. The Barry family. By Arthur Collins. Frankford, Pa.,
Martin & AUardyce, 1911. [10] p. pi. 8° Reprint. Price $2.
Bates genealogy. Bates, Bears, and Bunker Hill with a correction or two. By
Edward Deacon. Bridgeport, Conn., Press of the Automatic Printing Co., 1911.
9Q p. 80 Price 75 cts. Address the author, Bridgeport, Conn.
A short account will be found of the families of Tiller, Wakeman, Bulkeley, and Hill.
Gary, John, descendants. Bulletin No. 11, new series. 1911. p. 65-67 8^
Chstmberlain genealogy. William Chamberlain of Billerica, Mass., and his de-
scendants. By George Walter Chamberlain, M.S. p. 89-150 fcsm. pi. 8°
Coxe genealogy. Coxe and connected families. [By Douglas Merritt. Rhine-
beck, N. Y., 1911.] n.p. 8«
The author gives an account of the families of Cox of Maryland, New England, and New York,
Hyde, Cleveland, Shepherd, Thomas, Hanson, Skillington, Clements, Porter, Sewall, etc.
Davis genealogy. Genealogy of the descendants x)f Col. John Davis of Oxford,
Conn, (formerly a part of Derby, Conn.), togetlier with a partial genealogy of
his ancestors in the United States ; also biograpliical sketches and portraits of
some of his descendants, and other matters of interest. By George Toffey
Davis. New Rochelle, N. Y., 1910. .388 p. fcsm. pi. 8^ Price $6.50 cloth;
$4.50 paper. Address the author, 200 Huguenot St., New Rochelle, N. Y.
Donaldson genealogy. Donaldson family record. By James Henry Slipper,
M.A. 50-f-2 p. pi. 4« Price $5.
Eaton genealogy. History, genealogical and biographical, of the Eaton fami-
lies. By Nellie Zada Rice Molyneaux. Syracuse, N. Y., C. W. Bardeen, pub-
lisher, 1911. 782 p. fcsm. il. pi. 4°
This genealogy of the Eaton families, includes the following branches : Francis of Plymouth,
Mass., John of Dedhiim, 3Iass., William of Heading, Mass., the Elmwood or Nova Scotia
branch, Richard of Great liudwortli, Cheshire, Eng., Thomas of Monmouth, N. J., John of
lladnorshire, Wales, and John of Ireland.
Endicott genealogy. The Endicott family. By Charles Moses Endicott. Frank-
ford, Pa., Martin & AUardyce, 1911, [6] p. pi. 8" Reprint from the Register,
1847. Price $1.
FitzGerald genealogy. Family notes. [Ancestry of] Desmond FitzGerald.
Privately printed, 1911. 5-|-144 p. pi. por. tab. ped. 4°
Folsom Family Reunion. Records. Second annual reunion of the descendants
of the immigrant, John Folsom. Hingham, Mass., Aug. 24, 1910. 23 p. 8°
Folsom Family Reunion. Records. Third annual reunion of the descendants
of the immigrant John Folsom. Portland, Me., July 26, 1911. 24 p. 12"
Gage, Mrs. Harley Calvin. The royal descent and colonial ancestry of Mrs.
Barley Calvin Page. 32 p. 8° Price $2. Address Mrs. H. C. Page, 4 Dupont
Circle, Washington, D. C.
Gilpin, name, arms, and crest. By William Jackson, F. S. A. Frankford, Pa.,
Martin «& AUardyce, 1911. [5] p. pi. 16° Price $1.
Harris genealogy. Personal and family history of Charles Hooks and Margaret
Monk Harris. By James Coffee Harris. [Rome, Ga., 1911.] 116 p. pi. 8-5
Haskins genealogy. Isaac Haskins, family history and genealogy, including
that of his son-in-law Henry T. Peck, generally known as Harry T. Peck, all of
Wakeman, Ohio. Supplement added, containing family history and genealogy
of Mrs. Mary Tuller Bacon also of Wakeman, Ohio. By Charles Ransley Green,
Olathe, Kans. Olatlie, Register Publishing Co., 1911. 16 p. 8°
Howland Homestead. Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 1, July, 1911. Boston, Mass., pub-
lished by the Society of the Descendants of the Pilgrim John Howland of the
Ship Mayflower, 1911. 12 p. il. 8o
Mills genealogy. George Mills, a soldier of the Revolution, with a genealogy
of his descendants. By Borden Hicks Mills. Albany, N. Y., 1911. 42 p. 8^
94 Recent Boohs [Jan.
Nichols, Willard Atherton. Ancestors of Willard Atherton Nichols who par-
ticipated in the Civil aud Military affairs of the American Colonies, and those
who were soldiers in the Continental Armies during the War of the Revolution,
and those who served in the War of 1812. By Willard Atherton Nichols. [Red-
lands, Cal., 1911.] p. 64+13, chart, fcsm. 11. pi. 4^
Parker genealogy. Parker in America, 1610-1910. What the historians say of
them. What a large number say of themselves. Genealogical and biographical.
Interesting historical incidents. By Augustus G. Parker. Bufi'alo, N. Y»»
Niagara Frontier Publishing Co. [1911.] 14+592 p. pi. 8° Price $5.
Proudfit genealogy. Historical sketch of the Proudfit family of York co., Pa.,
with a complete record of the descendants of Alexander Proudfit and Martha
McCleary. By Margaret Compton. Meadville, Pa., 1911. 100 p. pi. 8° Ad-
dress Andrew A. Culbertston, Erie, Pa.
Kioe genealogy. By the name of Rice : an historical sketch of Deacon Edmund
Rice, the Pilgrim (1594-1663), founder of the English family of Rice in the U. S.,
and of his descendants to the fourth generation. Done briefly by omitting some
15,000 names that can be had upon application to the author. By Charles Elmer
Rice. Alliance, Ohio, The Williams Printing Co., 1911. 96+2 p. pi. 12°
Scoville genealogy. Scoville family records. Part 3. Harwinton (Conn.)
branch. Edited by Charles Rochester Eastman, Cambridge, Mass. Privately
printed, 1911. 31 p. 8°
Shorter genealogy. Old Shorter houses and gardens. By Annie Kendrick
Walker. New York, N. Y., Tobias A. Wright, printer, 1911. 66 p. pi. 12o
Stuart, Freeman, Parry, and Pyke genealogies. [London, Eng., Athenaeum
Press, 1911.] 6 p. 16°
Extracts from British archives. Reprint from Notes and Queries, Aug. 26, 1911.
Thompson genealogy. Andrew Thompson, the emigrant of Elsinborough,
Salem Co., N. J., and one line of his descendants. By David Allen Thompson.
Albany, N. Y., Weed-Parsons Printing Co., 1910. 47 p. 12°
Thompson genealogy. Thompson lineage with mention of allied families. By
William Baker Thompson. Harrisburg, Pa., The Telegi'aph Printing Co., 1911.
131 p. il. pi. 80
The direct line of descent is shown from Anthony Thompson to his great-grandsons Samuel
and Amos wlio settled in Charlotte Precinct, Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1750. Mention is made of
the Harris, Baker, and Wheeler lineages.
Tower Genealogical Society. Report of the second annual reunion of the de-
scendants of John Tower and annual meeting of the Tower Genealogical Society
(inc.), at Hingham, Mass., June 17, 18, and 19, 1910. n. d. n. p. 8^
Van Liew genealogy. Genealogy and annals of the Van Liew family in America
from 1670-1910, and a brief record of a few families with whom the Van Liew
family intermarried. [By Thomas Lillian Van Liew. St. Louis, Mo., c' 1910.]
18 p. pi. Fo
Waldron genealogy. Resolved Waldron's descendants. Vanderpoel branch.
Descendants in the Vanderpoel branch of Resolved Waldron, who came from
Holland to New Amsterdam in 1650. By James Henry Shipper, M.A. [New
York] 1910. 69 p. pi. 4° Price $5.
"Williams, Gen. Sir William Fen wick, ancestry. Ancestry of Gen. Sir WUliam
Fenwick Williams of Kars., and incidentally a maternal line of the present Mar-
quis of Donegal, including genealogical sketches of the historic Annapolis Royal
families of Winniett, Dyson, Williams, and Walker, and their connections, and
a biographical sketch of the General. By Judge Alfred William Savary, M.A.
Exeter, Eng., William Pollard & Co., Ltd., printers, 1911. lop. 8^ Reprint
from The Genealogist, New Series, vol. 27.
BIOGRAPHICAL
Blackleach, John, memoir. John Blackleach, an historical address delivered
at tlie annual meeting of The Village Librarv Company of Earmington, Conn.,
Bept. 13, 1911. By Julius Gay. Hartford, Conn., Hartford Press, 1911. 16 p. 8o
1912] Recent Boohs f* 95
Boylston, Zabdiel, memoir. Zabdiel Boylston, inoculator, and the epidemic of
smallpox in Boston in 1721. By Reginald Heber Fitz. 36 p. S^ Reprint from
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Bulletin, vol. 22, no. 247, Sept. 1911.
Brown, Lucinda White, memoir. Aunty Brown in the New Shoe, together with
letters of love and friendship from youth to age and leaves from memory.
Akron, Ohio, published by Mr»v Lucinda White Brown, 1911. 79 p. fcsm. il.
pi. 8° Price 50 cts.
CoJBin, Rev. Dr. Paul, memoir. Suggestive side lights upon the social antecedents
and associations of the Pioneer Preacher of Buxton, Me. For the dedication
of a new Parish House in Buxton, in Sept. 1911. By Ellis B. Usher, n. p. 1911.
6 p. 8°
De Eerdt, Dennys, letters, 1757-70. Edited by Albert Matthews. Reprinted
from the publications of The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, vol. 13. Cam-
bridge, Mass., John Wilson & Son, 1911. p. 293-461 pi. 8«
Franklin, Benjamin, wife. Who was the mother of Franklin's son? An inquiry
demonstrating that she was Deborah Read, wife of Benjamin Franklin. By
Charles Henry Hart, LL.B. Philadelphia, Pa., 1911. 7 p. 8° Reprint from The
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography for July, 1911.
Graves, Rt. Rev. Anson Rogers, autobiography. The farmer boy who became a
bishop. The autobiography of The Rt. Rev. Anson Rogers Graves, S.T.D.,
LL.D. Akron, Ohio, The New Werner Co., 1911. 220 p. pi. 12^
Hodere, Orlando J., reminiscences. Vol. 2. Cleveland, Ohio, The Brooks Co.,
1910. 254 p. 120
The first volume of Mr. Hodge's reminiscences appeared in 1902. *
Julienno Provensalo, poem. By Joseph Francois Baptistan Denis. A metrical
English translation by Henry A. Bellows, Ph.D. New Bedford, Mass., 1911.
37 p. map. pi. 16°
This Provengal poem was written in America in 1860, by T. F. B. D. Julien, as an expression
of his aflectiuu lor liis native village, Lourmarin, France.
Lincoln, Francis Henry, memoir. A memorial of Francis Henry Lincoln, 1846-
1911. Printed for the Class of 1867 of Harvard College, 1911. 20 p. pi. 8^
Polk, James Knox, diary. Chicago Historical Society's Collections, vols, vi,
vii, viii, ix. The diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849,
now first printed from the original manuscript owned by the Society. Edited
and annotated by Milo Milton Quaif e, with introduction by Andrew Cunningham
McLaughlin. Chicago, HI., published for the Society by A. C. McClurg & Co.,
1910. 4 vols. pi. 8°
• Raflnesque, Constantine Samuel, biography. Rafinesque, a sketch of his life with
bibliograpliy. By T. J. Fitzpatrick, M.S. Des Moines, Iowa, The Historical De-
partment of Iowa, 1911. p. 11-241, fcsm. il. pi. 8^
Rodney, Eon. Daniel, diary. Rodney's diary and other Delaware records. By
Rev. Charles H. B. Turner. Philadelphia, Pa., Allen, Lane & Scott, 1911. 148 p.
80
Sumner, Charles, memoir. An address. By Henry George Spaulding. Boston,
Mass., Press of George H. Ellis Co., 1911. 34 p. pi. 8°
Sweet, Mrs. Lucy Bliss, memoir. A memorial to Mrs. Lucy Bliss Sweet, born
Aug. 1, 1824, died Dec. 13, 1910. By Mrs. George St. John Sheffield. [40 p.] 8°
Swift, Rev. John, memoir. Exercises connected with the dedication of the me-
morial tablet marking the site of the house of Rev. John Swift, first minister of
Framingham, June 17, 1911. South Framingham, Mass., Lakeview Press, 1911.
16 p. 80
Tilton, Peter, and Joseph Eastman, memoirs. Tilton-Eastman memorial address,
delivered in Hadley, Mass., Aug. 2, 1910. By Asa A. Spear, New York City.
Poem by Clarence E. Hawkes, Hadley, Mass. n.p. n. d. 16 p. 8^ «
Van Buren, Martin, papers. Library of Congress. Calendar of the papers of
Martin Van Buren. Prepared from the original manuscripts in the Library of
Congress, by Elizabeth Howard West, division of manuscripts. Washington,
Government Printing Office, 1910. 757 p. pi. 4^
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Whitcomb, Chapman, memoir. Notes on Chapman Whitcomb (Dartmouth,
1758) eccentric poet and publisher of a scarce edition of Mrs. Eowlandson's
'' Removes " and other tracts. By J. C. L. Clark. Lancaster, Mass., 1911. 23 p.
80 Reprint from the Clinton Daily Item.
Young, Edward James, memoir. Edward James Young. By James De Nor-
mandie. Boston, Mass., 1911. 16 p. pi. 8° Reprint from the Proceedings of
the Massachusetts Historical Society for Mar. 1911.
Amherst College, class of '81. Thirty years after, a record of the Class of eighty-
one, Amherst College. By the Class, Frank Henry Parsons, secretary. New
Haven, Conn., Press of The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1911. 214 p. il.
pi. 40
Bowdoin College. Obituary record of the graduates of Bowdoin College and
the Medical School of Maine for the decade ending 1 June, 1909. Brunswick,
Me., Bowdoin College Library, 1911. 8+527 p. 8°
Dartmouth College, class of '71. Biographical report upon the 40th anniversary
of graduation, 1911. Hanover, N. H., printed by The Dartmouth Press, 1911,
52 p. pi. 8°
Harvard University, Class of 1891. Harvard College. Class of 1891. Secre-
tary's report, No. 5. Printed for the use of the class. [Boston, Mass., The
Rockwell & Churchill Press] 1911. 16-f 302 p. il. pi. 7°
HISTORICAL
(a) General
Delaware River, Swedish settlements. The Swedish settlements on the Dela-
ware, 1638-64, by Amandus Johnson, Ph.D. By Gregory B. Keen, LL.D. [Phila-
delphia, Pa.] J. B. Lippincott Co., 1911. 5 p. pi. 8« Reprint from the Pennsyl-
vania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 35, p. 223-7.
Hagazine of History, with notes and queries, extra no. 16. The life and adven-
tures of Israel R. Potter (1744-1826), by himself. New York, N. Y., William ;
Abbatt, 1911. 83 p. pi. 4°
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. The Fifth Regiment, Massachusetts Volun-
teer Infantry in its three tours of duty, 1861, 1862-3, 1864. By Alfred Seelye
Roe. Boston, Mass., published by the Fifth Regiment Veteran Association,
1911. 510 p. fcsm. il. pi. 8^
New York State, Clinton papers. Public papers of George Clinton, 1st governor
of New York. Vol. 9. Analytical index A-F. Prepared under the auspices of
the State Historian. Albany, N. Y., published by the State of New York, 1911.
98+371 p. 80
Ohio lands, first ownership. First ownership of Ohio lands. By Albion Morris
Dyer. Boston, Mass., New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911. 85 p.
40 Reprint from Register, vols. 64 and 65.
Rhode Island, record commissioner. State of Rhode Island and Providence Plan-
tations. 14th annual report of the State Record Commissioner made to the
General Assembly at its Jan. session, 1911. Providence, R. I., E. L. Freeman
Co., state printers, 1911. 8 p. 8^
(h) Local f
Brewster, Mass., Brewster Congregational Church. Records, 1700-92. Privately
printed, 1911. 169 p. 8°
Cleveland and Ohio City, Ohio. Directory of the cities of Cleveland and Ohio
for the years 1837-8 ; comprising historical and descriptive sketches of each
place, an alphabetical list of inhabitants, their business and residence, a list of
the municipal officers, every information relative to the public offices and officers,
chtirches, associations and institutions, shipping, steamboats, stages, &c., also,
a list of the officers of the government of Ohio, a table of foreign coins and cur-
rencies and a variety of other useful information. By Julius P. Bolivar MacCabe.
Cleveland, Ohio, Sanford & Lott, printers, 1837. 42-(-144 p. il. pi. 16° Repro-
duced and presented by The Guardian Savings and Trust Co., Cleveland, Ohio,
2d ed., 1911.
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Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Early Settlers' Association. Annals, vol. 6, no. 1. [Cleve-
land, O.] 1910. 99 p. fcsm. il. pi. 8°
Dunstable, Mass. Early generations of the founders of Old Dunstable, thirty
families. By Ezra Scollay Stearns, A.M. Boston, Mass., published by Georare
Emery Littlefleld, 1911. 103 p. 4°
A genealogiCHl record will be found of the following families : Acres, Beale, Blanchard,
Cooke, Cromwell, Divrbyshire, French, Galusha, Gould, Harwood, Hassell, Honey, Lovewell,
Lund, Marks, Tarris, Perry, Kead, Kobbins, ISearles, Smith, Swallow, Taylor, Temple, Tyng,
Usher, Waldo, Warner, Weld, and Whiting.
Duxbury, Mass., vital records. Vital records of Duxbury, Mass., to the year
1850. Boston, Mass., published by the New England Historic Genealogical So-
ciety at the charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund, 1911. 446 p. 8^
Galway, Ire., Franciscan Monastery. The obituary book of the Franciscan Monas-
tery at Galway, with notes thereon. By Martin J. Blake. Galway, Ire., O'Gor-
man, printing house, 1911. 43 p. pi. 8° Reprint from the Galway Archaeological
Journal, vol. 6, no. 4, and vol. 7, no. 1.
Hopkinton, Mass., vital records. Vital records of Hopkinton, Mass., to the year
1850. Boston, Mass., published by the New England Historic Genealogical So-
ciety at the charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund, 1911. 462 p. 8^
Kingston, Mass., vital records. Vital records of Kingston, Mass., to the year
1850. Boston, Mass., published by the New England Historic Genealogical So-
ciety at the charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund, 1911. 396 p. 8°
Lydd, CO. Kent, Eng. Records of Lydd, translated and transcribed by Arthur
Hussey and M. M. Hardy, edited by Arthur Fiim. [Ashford, Kent, Eng., 1911.]
32-(-ia4-452 p. fcsm. 8» Price 12s. 6d. Address The Kentish Express, 94 High
St., Ashford, co. Kent, Eng.
Nottingham, Eng., graveyard guide. The Nottingham graveyard guide, histori-
cal, descriptive, genealogical, with appendices on the cliurchyards of Greasley
and Flawford, Notts, and exhaustive lists of surnames. By A. Stapleton. Not-
tingham, Eng., 1911. 254 p. 12o Price 5s. On sale by Bell, Chariton St. ; Sax-
ton, King St. ; Sissons and Parker, Wheelergate, Nottingham, Eng.
Pittston, Me., vital records. Vital records of Pittston, Me., to 1892. Editor,
Henry Sewall Webster, A.M. ; Committee on Publication, Asbury Coke Stilphen.
Published under the autliority of the Maine Historical Society. Gardiner, Me.,
The Reporter-Journal Press, 1911. 387 p. 8^
Seymour, Conn., vital records. Vital statistics of the town of Seymour, Conn.,
Jan. 1, 1901, to Dec. 31, 1910. Seymour, Conn., published by William Carvosso
Sharpe, 1911. 63 p. 8°
Trenton, N. J., iron industry. Beginnings of the iron industry of Trenton, N. J.,
1723-50. By William Nelson. Philadelphia, Pa., J. B. Lippiucott Co., 1911.
16 p. 8^ Reprint from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography,
vol. 85.
SOCIETIES
American Historical Association. Annual report of the American Historical As-
sociation for the year 1908. In two volumes, vol. 2 (1), diplomatic correspond-
ence of the Republic of Texas, pt. 2. Washington, D. C, Government Printing
Office, 1911. 807 p. 8°
American Historical Association. Annual report of the American Historical As-
sociation for the year 1908. In two volumes, vol. 2 (2), diplomatic correspond-
ence of the Republic of Texas, pt. 3. Washington, D. C., Government Printing
Office, 1911. p. 808-1617 8^
American Jewish Historical Association. Publications No. 20. Published by the
Society. [Baltimore, Md., The Lord Baltimore Press] 1911. 19+209-f-7 p. 8"
Bunker Hill Monument Association. Proceedings of the Bunker Plill Monument
Association at the annual meeting June 17, 1911. Boston, Mass., published by
the Association, 1911. 92 p. map, pi. por. 8°
Connecftcut Historical Society. List of family genealogies in library of Con-
necticut Historical Society, corrected to Aug. 31, 1911. Hartford, Conn., pub-
lished by the Society, 1911. 42 p. 8°
98 Recent Boohs [Jan.
George Washington Memorial Association. Keport, 1910. 15 p. pi. 16o
Kansas State Historical Association. Seventeenth biennial report of the board
of directors of the Kansas State Historical Society for the biennial period July
1, 1908, to June 30, 1910. Topeka, Kans., State Printing Office, 1911. 8+188 p.
il. pi. por. 8°
Lowell Historical Society. Contributions of the Lowell Historical Society.
Organized Dec. 21, 1868, incorporated May 21, 1902. Vol. 1, no. 2. Lowell,
Mass., Butterfleld Printing Co., 1911. 1754-342 p. il. map. 8°
Manchester (N. H.) Historic Association Collections. Vol. 4, pt. 3. Manchester,
N. H., Manchester Historic Association, 1910. p. 229-321 pi. 8o
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. Two hundred and fiftieth anniversary
of the beginning of the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. Held at Moses
Brown School, Providence, R. I., June 21, 1911. 86 p. pi. 8^
New York State Historical Association. Proceedings of the New York State His-
torical Association, 12th annual meeting, with constitution, by laAVS, and list of
members. Vol. X. [Glens Falls, N. Y.] published by the New York State His-
torical Association, 1911. 550H-[1] p. fcsm. pi. 8°
Eoyal Society of Canada. Proceedings and transactions of the Royal Society of
Canada. Tliird series, vol 4, meeting of Sept., 1910. For sale by James Hope
& Son, Ottawa; The Copp-Clark Co. (Ltd.), Toronto; Bernard Quaritch, Lon-
don, Eng., 1911. V. p. il. map pi. 8°
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Bulletin. Vol. 2, no.
2. Boston, Mass., August, 1911. p. 9-28 il. 8«
Society of the Cincinnati in State of New Jersey. Roster of the New Jersey
officers of the Continental line. Army of the Revolution, who were eligible to
membership in the Society of the Cincinnati, c' 1911. 49 p. pi. 8"
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey. Year book, 1911. 127 p.
pi. 80
Society of Colonial Wars, New York, 1911. Orderly book and journal of Maj . John
Hawks on the Ticonderoga-Crown Point campaign, under Gen. Jefi'rey Amlierst,
1759-60, with an introduction by Hon. Hugli Hastings. [N. Y.] published by the
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York, through the Historian and
Committee on Historical Documents, 1911. 12-|-92 p. 8^
Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Samuel Ashley chapter,
Daughters of tlie American Revolution, Claremont, N. H., 1911-12. Organized
Feb. 15, 1897. 24 p. il. 12°
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, National. Yearbook, 1911. Con-
taining list of the general officers and of National committees for 1911 ; National
charter ; constitution and by-laws ; officers of State Societies and Local Chap-
ters ; proceedings of Louisville Congress, May 1-3, 1911; records of members
enrolled from May 1, 1910, to April 30, 1911. [By A. Howard Clark. Washing-
ton, D. C, Press of Judd & Detweiler, inc., 1911.] 308 p. fcsm. pi. 8^
Swedish Colonial Society. Constitution and list of officers and members, June,
1911. 12 p. 4°
TopsSeld Historical Society. The historical collections of the Topsfield His-
torical Society. Vol. 15. Topsfield, Mass., published by the Society, 1910.
160 p. pi. 8°
ERRATA
Vol. 65, p. 298, 1. IB.ybr Susanna Page read Susanna Lawrence.
Vol. 65, p. 307, 1. 30, /or Calif read Calef.
Vol. 6ri, p. 308, 1. 22, for Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York read New York
Life Insurance Company.
Vol. 65, p. 308, 1. 45, for Hunniwell read Hunnewell.
Vol. 65, p. 346, 1. 23, /or Clarissa Mills read Clarissa Ellis.
Vol. 65, p. 383, 1. 36, /or Medford read Maiden.
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THE
NEW ENGLAND
HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL
REGISTER
APRIL, 1912
JOHN COFFIN JONES BROWN
By Georgiana Myrick Brown
John Coffin Jones Brown of Boston, who was elected a resi-
dent member of this Society in 1868 and became a life member in
1876, was born at Boston, April 27, 1829, the son of Capt. Nathan
and Mary (Myrick) Brown of Newburyport and Boston, and died
at South Weymouth, Mass., December 28, 1911, while visiting his
eon Henderson Otis, a resident there.
His line of descent from Nicholas' Browne and his wife Elizabeth,
who came to New England about 1635 from Inkberrow, near Droit-
wich, in Worcestershire, England, and settled first in that part of
Lynn, Mass., which is now Saugus, afterwards removing to Lynn
Village, the part now Wakefield, was through Edward' and Sarah
(Dix), Edward^ and Sarah (Ingalls), Edward^ and Dorothy (Pike),
Nicholas^ and Lucy (Lamprey), Capt. Nathan® and Mary (My-
rick).
Mr. Brown received his early education at the Eliot School in
Boston, and soon after graduating he began a mercantile career,
first with the firm of Frothingham and Com[iany, and afterwards
with their successors, Joy, Langdon and Company, devoting his en-
tire life with them, in the dry goods commission business.
In 1861-2 he represented old Ward 9 in the Common Council of
Boston, v/as a trustee of the Boston Public Library in 1861, and a
member of the Cochituate Water Board in 1862. In the early days
of the Civil War he was on the committee that cooperated with
Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis in the relief bureau which had its head-
quarters in the old Evans House ; and for twelve years, from 1866
to 1878, he served on the School Committee of Boston.
Mr. Brown was a member of the Committee on Heraldry of this
Society in 1881, becoming its chairman in 1888, and serving many
years ; and he was one of the Society's Board of Directors in
1888-1889. Among his contributions to the Register were many
valuable notes to "Waters's Genealogical Gleanings in England,"
besides articles on the Youngman family, the Atherton family in
England, the Coffin name and armorial bearings, Newbury and the
Bartlett family, notes on the Bacons of Virginia, and numerous
book reviews and shorter notes on the subjects in which he was an
VOL. XLVI. 7
100 Hesidents in Shirley^ Mass, [April
expert. He was also at one time a constant contributor of historical
and genealogical material to the Boston Transcript, and at his
death possessed a large library of works in that line. A founder
and life member of the Bostonian Society, he was the designer of its
seal, and he also was a member of the Boston Art Club and the
Veteran Association of the Independent Corps of Cadets.
Actively interested in the Mollis Street Church and its Sunday
School, he was at one time treasurer of the Church, and on its
standing committeee ; and was a life member of the Young Men's
Christian Union.
]VIr. Brown was married on May 22, 1850, to Mary Elizabeth,
who died February 16, 1900, daughter of Aaron and Mary (Pecker)
Coffin of Boston, by whom he had the following children, all born
at Boston with the exception of Henderson Otis, who was born at
Cambridge, Mass. : John Coffin Jones, died in infancy ; John
Coffin Jones, M.D., Harvard College 1873, and Medical School
1876, who died October 3, 1876 ; Mary Elizabeth, died in infancy ;
Georgiana Myrick, surviving ; Lucy Lamprey, died August 6,
1911; Lawrence, died in infancy; Laura, died in infancy; Hen-
derson Otis, surviving ; Nellie Bazin, wife of Homer Fiske Liver-
more, surviving ; and Bessie, died in infancy.
KESn)ENTS RECEIVED AND REFUSED IN
SHIRLEY, MASS.
Communicated by Mrs. Horace Edwin Hildreth of Cambridge, Mass.
The following abstracts were taken from the original volume of
the first book of records in Shirley, Mass. As new families or new
people came, the town clerk made a record of their arrival and the
place that they came from. Whenever the selectmen refused to
admit any of these persons to be legal inhabitants of the town of
Shirley the fact has been stated. The exact spelling of personal
names has been kept.
Rodrick McKinzey and Polley his wife came to Shirley from Lancaster
6 Apr. 1785. Taken in by Capt. John Egerton who gave notice thereof.
Elisha Davis son of Elisha came from Leominster to reside with Ens.
John Haild, 18 Mar. 1784.
Epliariam Warrin, Sarah his wife, and theu' three children, Jacob, Epha-
riam, and Sarah came from Groton Oct. 1767.
William Russel, Lucy his wife, and their six children, Lucey, William,
Lydia, Hannah, Peter, and Richard came from Littleton Sept. 1772.
Sewell Dodge, Martha his wife, and their two children Elisha and Sam-
uell came from Lunenburg 19 Aug. 1773.
James Diggins, Lydia his wife, and their two children Suel and Molley
came from Leominster 1 Sept. 1773.
1912] Mesidents in Shirley, Mass, 101
William Bolton, Mary his wife, and their five children Sarah, Lovis, Tim-
othy, Susanna, and Eunice came from Reading 28 May 1773.
David Slone, Lydia his wife, their daughter Molley and their grandson
John Slone came from Townsend 9 Dec. 1773. " the Selectmen Refuse
to admit them as Inhabitants In Shirley "
William Woster, Deborah his wife, and their children Deborah, Darkes,
Sarah, Mary, William, and Doritycame from Tewksbury 10 June 1770.
Daniel Harper, Rachel his wife, and their children Rachel, James, Col-
man, Daniel, Mary, and Aaron came from Littleton 25 May 1772.
Widow Mehitable Baley and her child Mehitebel came from Rowley 19
June 1772.
Jonathan Davis, Elisabeth his wife, and Jonathan their son came from
Acton Jan. 1773.
Mary Davis came from Westford Jan. 1773.
Mindwell Wintworth and her daughter Moley came from Harvard Jan.
1774. " The Select men Refusing to admitt them as Inhabitants in
Shirley and ordred them to be Entred on Book."
Charls Phips came from Groton Dec. 1773. '^ the Select men Refuse to
admit him"
Nehemiah Phillips, Pacyance his wife, and their four children Moses,
Pacyance, Mary, and Abijal came from Groton Apr. 1774. The select-
men refused to admit them.
Hannah Childs came from Cambridge 13 Nov. 1771. The selectmen
refused to admit her.
Daniel Cole and his wife came from Concord 1775.
Zebediah Farrar, Katharine his wife, and their three children Josiah,
Eliab, and Marcy came " Last " from Sudbury " taken in by W™ Little
and a Return of y® Same Brought to the Selectmen by y® sd Little " 4
May 1776.
Anna Wyman taken in by the wife of John Davis 5 June 1776 " She
Being one of the Poor of Lancaster and Daughter of Josha wyman of
Said Lancaster."
Susanna Griffin came from Gloucester to dwell with Mr. Stephen Holdin
Apr. 1776.
Edward Richards Jr., Mary his wife, and their four children Edward,
Molley, Eleneor, and Margret came from Lunenburg Apr. 1779, to
dwell with Jonos Parker. The selectmen refused to admit them.
Amos Holdin Jr., Lydia his wife, and their two children Peaty and David
came from Mason, N. IL, 20 Sept. 1780. The selectmen refused to ad-
mit them.
Thomas Fair, Mary his wife, and Wm. their son came from Groton 4 Dec.
1780. The selectmen refused to admit them.
Jathro Wheeler came from Groton July 1781. The selectmen refused to
admit him.
Lemuel Woods, Sarah his wife, and their four children Sarah, Hannah,
Stephen, and Lydia came from Groton 12 Mar. 1782. The selectmen
refused to admit them.
Deborah Philipes came from Groton Mar. 1782. The selectmen refused
to admit her.
Rebcah Davis and her three children Rebecah, Elisha, and Abijah came
from Leominster 10 July 1782. The selectmen refused to admit them.
William Farr, Lucy his wife, and their two children Sally and Molley
came from Harvard 11 May 1785. "Taken in by James Parker."
102 Congregationalist Church, Dresden, Me, [April
EECORDS OF THE DRESDEN, ME., CONGEE-
GATIONALIST CHURCH
Communicated by William Datis Patterson of Wiscasset, Me.
The Rev. Freeman Parker, by whom these records were begun
and under whose direction they were continued, was born at Barn-
stable, Mass., 13 July, 1776. He was fitted by the Rev. Oakes
Shaw of Barnstable for Harvard College, which he entered in 1793.
After his graduation in 1797, he studied theology, and upon being
licensed by the Andover Association he, after preaching three months
in Dresden, Me., became the first ordained and settled minister of
;the Congregationalist Church in that town, at a salary of $500 per
year, under a contract which continued from his settlement in Sep-
,tember, 1801, until his release of the town therefrom in 1816.
Mr. Parker continued to reside in Dresden until 1829, and to
,preach occasionally for a society organized there, after the dissolu-
tion of his contract with the town, until 1835. He married Rebecca,
a daughter of Hon. Thomas Rice of Wiscasset, 6 Xovember, 1804.
Upon leaving his home in Dresden he took up his residence in Wis-
casset, where he lived until his death, 24 April, 1854, in the house
which his wife's father had built and lived in.
Mr. Parker's sight began to fail about the time of his ordination,
and in a few years he became totally blind, and was afterwards
known as the "blind preacher of Dresden." Having no successor
in Dresden, and the organization of his church apparently lapsing
at his removal from that town, his book of records remained in hie
possession, and in it certain entries were made during his residence
in Wiscasset, where he at times preached in the First Parish Church.
The book is now in the possession of Mrs. S. D. Brewster of New
York City, who is a great-granddaughter of Mr. Parker, and who
has kindly allowed a copy to be made for the use of this Society.
Church Records
Freeman Parker received an invita. from the ch. society in Dresden to
settle with them in the work of the gospel ministry Sept. Ist. 1800 — gave
his answer in the affirmative May lO*'^ 1801, & was ordained Sept 2d 1801.
The congregational ch'h was embodied Aug^*^ 14*^ 1801, at wh time the
covenant was publicly assented to & subscribed
Oct. 1801. Samuel Tubbs was chosen deacon.
May, 1802. Samuel Woodward was chosen deacon.
September 1, 1802, in consequence of a missive letter from the
& society in Wiscassett Voted to attend the installation of the Rev. Heze-
kiah Packard on the 8th instant.
August 15, 1805. Rec^ a letter missive from the Christian Society in Cam-
den requesting us to Join with other churches in organizing a church in
that place & Ordaining Mr. Thomas Cochran on the 11th of September.
Voted To attend by Pastor & delagates.
1912] Congregationalist Churchy Dresden, Me» 103
December 17, 1805. Rec*^ a letter missive from the South church & society
in Bath requesting our assistance by Pastor & delegates at the Ordination
of Mr. William Jenks on the 26th instant. Voted To attend.
September 15, 1805. Rec^ a regular invitation from the church in Belfast
to assist in the installation of the Rev^ Alfred Johnson. Voted That it
is not convenient to attend
December 17, 1805. Rec*^ a letter missive from the north church & society
in Bath requesting our assistance at the installation of the Rev. Asa
Lyman on the first of January 1806. Voted to attend by Pastor &
delegates.
October 10th 1807. Rec*^ a letter missive from the west church & society
in Barnstable requesting our assistance at the Ordination of Mr. Enoch
Pratt on the 28 instant.
Voted to attend by Pastor & delegates.
July 1823. Sam'l Woodward Jun'^ was chosen deacon of the church
Covenant
We the sub. desirous of promoting rel. in our own hearts & lives, & in
the community, by a regular enjoyment of gospel ord., do hereby covenant
& agree together as the first congregational chh in Dresden, upon the fol-
lowing principles, viz. We profess to believe the Holy Scrip, to be the
word of God, containing a perfect rule of faith & practice, & pointing out
the way to eternal life, thro the Red. of the world. We profess ourselves
to be the dis. of J. C. & firmly resolve, with a humble reliance on the grace
of God, to conform our temper & practice to the spirit, laws & institutions
of Christianity. And esteeming it our duty as ch. brethren, we do hereby
promise to love, watch over, counsel, encourage & assist one another, as
far as we are able, in our ch. course. And we do likewise hereby agree
that in regard to , & all difficulties & differences wch may arise
in the chh., we will be governed by the rules prescribed in the gospel, partic.
in the 18th ch. of St. Matth. & by the common usage of congregational
chhs in Newengland. And to prevent future difficulties, we do hereby
agree y* our minister shall be allowed to baptize no children, unless at least
one of the parents or guardians be a baptized person, & a professor of
Christianity. And we do also hereby agree to receive into communion, &
equal chh. priviledges with us, all persons, who have suitable religious quali-
fications, & will assent to the principles asserted in y^ covenant. And now
it is our most earnest prayer that God wd pour out his spirit upon us, &
bless us, and from time to time add to our number such as shall be saved,
& y*^ the glorious period may at length arrive, when the whole family of man
shall become one christian chh.
Freeman Parker John Grenough
Jonathan Bowman Peter Poushard
Edmund Bridge George Mayer
Samuel Tubbs George Poushard
Samuel Woodward Jonathan Beed
Louis Houdlett John Hawthorn
We the subscribers do cordially assent to the above covenant. —
Richard Kidder 1801 Sarah Lilly 1807
Hannah Kidder James Patterson
Elizabeth Pottle Sally Theobald 1810
Asenath Tubbs 1802 Prudence Lewis 18 U
104 Oongregationalist Church, Dresden, Me, [April
Phebe Bowman 1803 Charles Thayer 1811
Sam^ Woodward Jun^ 1804 Patience Thayer do
Ann Margarett Stil.fin 1803 Sarah Dumaresqu Nov'" 1814
Rebecca Parker 1805 Lydia Harward Nov'' 1816
Elizabeth Hathorn 1806
August 1, 1817. Voted that persons on their admittance into the church
in future shall not be required as heretofore to subscribe the covenant but
shall publicly give their assent to the following
Church confession
You do now in the presence of Almighty God and before this Christian
assembly profess your sincere belief in the existence providence and gov-
ernment of one God, who is infinitely wise just and good, the searcher of
hearts and the judge of all the earth. You believe in the truth, inspira-
tion and sufficiency of the holy Scriptures. You believe that God spake
to the fathers by the prophets, and now in the Gospel speaketh unto us by
his only begotten Son, who is the brightness of the fathers glory and the
express image of his person, and the one mediator between God and man.
You believe in mans primeval innocence, voluntary transgression and un-
happy apostacy. You believe in the universal sinfulness of mankind, and
in the necessity of a renovation of heart and life by the Spirit of God. You
believe in a future state of righteous retribution, in the resurrection of the
body and a final Judgment. You believe that the terms of salvation are
repentance for sin, faith in the Saviour, and a life devoted to God in holy
obedience. You humbly and penitently confess your sins of every name
and nature, and sincerely implore the forgiveness of them through the
merits of Jesus Christ in whom we have redemption through his blood ac-
cording to the riches of his grace. You truly desire to dedicate yourself to
God in newness of life and sincerely resolve to deny all ungodliness and
conform your temper and practice to the Spirit, laws and institutions of
Christianity. You commit yourself to the care and discipline of this Chris-
tian Church and promise to comply with its internal rules and regulations,
so far as they are agreeable to the Gospel, and to walk in communion with
it so long as God shall give you opportunity.
Thus you believe, confess, resolve and promise.
You are now under the sacred bonds of the covenant. The vows of God
are upon you. And in the name of this Church I declare you to be a
member of it in full communion, and promise that we will watch over you
in the spirit of meekness and charity, and endeavour to promote your pres-
ent and everlasting welfare. And now it is our most earnest prayer that
God would pour out his spirit upon us and bless us and from time to time
add to our number such as shall be saved, and that the glorious and blessed
day may at length arrive when all the families of the earth shall be united
into one christian society under Jesus Christ who is made head over all
things to the church. Amen
Rec'd into full communion after the above confession was adopted
1817, August 1. Cordelia White and Deborah Tupper.
Sep"^ 2. Mary Haynes
Ocf 5. Elizabeth Goodwin
Nov'r 3. Rebecca Johnson, Nancy Bowman & Lucy Bridge.
1818, Jan'y 4. Mary Warrol
June 1. Eunice Stilfin
1912] Congregationalist Church, Dresden, Me, 105
Sepr 27. Lydia Theobald
Nov'r 8. Charles Houdlett
1819, Jan'y 3. Hannah H. Lilly
May 7. 1820 Mary Houdlette
May, 1825 Benj. B. Carney
Obed Haynes
Oct. 1826 Polly Woodward
Admissions into the ch'h of Dresden from other ch'hs.
1801, Phebe the wife of Edmund Bridge from the ch'h in Lex-
ington.
Elizabeth, the wife of John Hawthorn, from the ch'h in
Woolwich.
1803, The widow Lydia Twicross formerly communicant in the
Episcopal chh in y^ town.
1806, Nov^ Elizabeth the wife of Peter Pouchard
1814, Ocf Rebecca Callahan from the Episcopal church in Halifax.
Nov 5, 1826 Polly Woodward from the church in Spencer.
Obed Haynes from the church in Sudbury.
Persons rec^ into full communion who had before been admitted into
the chh for the purpose of being baptized themselves, or having y"^ children
baptized.
Jonathan Allen Tupper
Oct"^ 1, 1811 Sukey Houdlette
Persons admitted into the chh for baptizm of y"^ children.
1801 John Poleretzky & wife.
Francis Stilfin & wife.
Theophilus Blanchard.
1803 Abel Wheeler & wife.
Daniel Haynes & wife.
1806 George Houdlette & wife.
George Pouchard Jun'r & wife.
1807 Charles & Sukey Houdlette.
1808 Widow Nancy Call.
1809 August. Sarah Williams.
1810, July. Jane Stilfin.
1820. July. Francis & Nancy Houdlette.
Adult Baptizms.
1802 Samuel, Nathan and Mary Blanchard.
Edward & Benjamin Goodwin.
Mary & John W. Saunders. Nancy Poleretzky.
Samuel & Asenath Tubbs.
1803 Mary Mason. Hannah Paris.
Oct"^ 1806 Elizabeth Hathorn
Novr 1806 Jonathan Allen Tupper
1807 Sep"^ James Patterson
1811 June Charles Thayer
1814 Nov^ Sarah Dumaresq.
Nov'^ 1816 Lydia Harward
August 1817 Cordelia White and Deborah Tupper
Septr do Mary Haynes 21
1
106 Congregationalist Churchy Dresden, Me, [April
Baptizms of infants & children.
1801 Freeman Parker the child of Hector Patten & wife.
Go win, child of John Hathorn & wife.
1802 Hannah Hinton, child of Converse Lilly & wife.
Sarah, Theophilus, James & William^ the children of
Theophilus Blanchard & wife.
Lucy & John, children of John Poleretzky & wife.
Sally, child of Francis Stilfin & wife.
Samuel, Ardin, Ezra, Asenath, Jemima, Damaris, chil-
dren of Samuel Tubbs Junior & wife.
1801 John Reed, Eliza, Jane & Henry children of Jon° Gre-
nough & wife.
1803 James, the child of Francis Stilfin & wife.
Rachel & Caroline children of Sam^ Tubbs Junior & wife.
Mary & John, children of John Paris & wife.
Freeman child of John Grenough & wife.
Purchase & Mary, children of Lee and wife.
Abel & Thomas of Abel Wheeler & wife.
Charles, of Daniel Haynes & wife.
Mary Lowell, of William Bowman & wife.
1804 Nancy of Hector Patten & wife.
Loring of Abel Wheeler & wife.
Daniel, Samuel, Susanna Spring, & Moses, of Samuel
Woodward, Jun'"
Julia Ann & Caroline, of Stephen Smith & wife.
1805, April 22. Rebecca Desire, Daughter of Freeman Parker & wife.
Elizabeth Gray, Daughter of John Hathorn & wife
Feb'y. 1806 Sarah Rice, Daughter of Freeman Parker & wife.
Mira, Daughter of Samuel Woodward, Jun'r, & wife
Rufus, son of Actor Patten & wife.
Edward Earnest, son of George Houdlette & wife.
Rebecca Moulton & John children of John White & wife
1803 Francis, son of John Polereczky & wife.
1806 Mary Hunt, daughter of Abel Wheeler & wife.
Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Stilfin & wife.
Joanna, Catharine, James, Robert, children of George
Pouchard & wife.
Anna Blair daughter of William Blair & wife.
Warren, son of John & Elizabeth Hathorn.
1807 Ann Sophia, daughter of Freeman & Rebecca Parker.
Nancy Mary, daughter of George & Mary Houdlette.
Ebenezer, son of Samuel Tubbs & wife.
Almira & Mary Cavalier children of Charles & Sukey
Houdlette.
Abram (Mitchel) on account of Sarah the wife of Con-
vers Lilly.
1808 Joel, son of Francis Stilfin & wife.
Francis Rittal, Alfred Timothy, Nancy Catharine, chil-
dren of Widow Nancy Call.
1809 May Thomas Rice, son of Freeman & Rebecca Parker.
March Mary, Mercy & Nathan children of Nathan Lee & wife.
Elizabeth, daughter of Charles & Sukey Houdlette.
Nancy Mary child of George & Mary Pouchard.
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107
Aug't
1810 July
do.
do.
August.
do.
1811 April,
June
do.
July
Sep"-
1812, June
do.
Sepf
1813, May
October
1814, May
July
do.
do.
August.
do.
do.
1815, July.
August
Octob""
1816
1817 June
Sep'^
do.
Oc'r
do.
Dec'r
1818, Jan'y
April
July
August
Phillip Theobald, son of George & Mary Houdlette.
James Hartwell, child of Sara wife of Hartwell Williams.
Susanna, child of Francis Stilfin & wife.
William Cobb, George Morrison, Hannah Hinton Lilly,
children of George Paris & wife.
George, Louis, Nancy, Children of James Stilfin & wife.
Calvin Tubbs, child of Mark Rollins & wife on account
of Samuel Tubbs.
Sally, Lydia, Francis Rice, Martha Custis, Children of
Widow Sally Theobald.
Margaret, daughter of Freeman and Rebecca Parker.
William & Henrietta, children of Charles Thayer & wife.
Abigail, children of Charles & Sukey Houdlette.
Phillip Frederick, son of George & Mary Houdlette.
Polly, child of Jane Stilfin.
Warren, child of Charles & Patience Thayer.
Cordelia, child of Jonathan Allen & Mary Ann Tupper.
Sally, child of George and Mary Pouchard.
Warren Rice, son of George & Mary Houdlette.
Lydia Blenn, daughter of Charles & Sukey Houdlette.
Francis, son of Francis and Eunice Stilfin.
Samuel Cobb and Lydia Helen, children of Sally Bishop.
Nathan William, son of vSamuel and Margaret Bridge.
Elizabeth, daughter of Freeman and Rebecca Parker.
Lucy, daughter of James Stilfin and wife.
Mercy Elizabeth and Clarissa, children of James Patter-
son & wife.
Amos & Louisa, children of George Paris and wife.
Daniel, son of Charles and Patience Thayer.
Elizabeth daughter of David and Abigail Meservy.
Freeman Richmond, son of George & Mary Pushard.
Susanna, daughter of George & Mary Houdlette.
Eunice Reed (Curd) & Ebenezer Convers (McLoon) on
account of Sally wife of Convers Lilly.
Sarah, daughter of Charles and Patience Thayer.
Bradford, son of Charles & Sukey Houdlette.
Nathan, son of Francis & Eunice Stilfin.
Elizabeth daughter of J. A. & Mary Ann Tupper.
Charlotte, daughter of James Patterson & wife.
Sarah Jane, daughter of George and Mary Houdlette.
John Thacher, son of George and Lydia Harward.
Benjamin Kidder, son of Francis & Eunice Stilfin.
Sarah Barker, Mary, Charlotte Prebble, Ruth Rebecca,
Eleanor, Carr Barker, Samuel Barker, Obed Wood,
children of Obed Haynes and wife.
Daniel, son of George Pushard and wife.
Jane Paine, daughter of Samuel Bridge and wife.
Susan and James, children of Nathan Lee & wife of
Pittston.
Susan, child of Charles Houdlette & wife.
Calls ta, child of James Patterson and wife.
Allen, son of J. A. Tupper & wife.
Isabella, child of Sarah Williams.
108
Congregationalist Church, Dresden, Me. [April
1819, Feb'y
June 1, 1819
March, 1820
May 9.
June
July
August
May 13, 1821
1822,
1823, July,
1824, Feb'y 29.
June
October
1826, Feb.
April 24.
July
1828, June 29.
1831, May 29.
1808
1801,
1802, Jan'y 7.
1803, March 3.
April 10.
17.
May
Aug^*
14.
7
Nov.
18
28.
Dec.
4.
27.
May 29th 1804
August 1st.
Sept.
20.
26.
1805, Feb.
5.
Sept.
Dec.
25.
22.
24.
1806, January 5
Hannah Lilly, child of Francis Stilfin and wife.
Elbridge, child of Hannah wife of George Paris.
Isabella Morrison, of Obed Haynes & wife.
Helen Louisa, of George Houdlette & wife.
Elisha Parkhurst, of James Patterson and wife.
Margaret Ann, daughter of Mrs. Mary Ann Tupper.
Franklin, Kufus & Antoinett, of Francis & Nancy
Houdlette.
Benjamin of Charles & Susannah Houdlette.
Mary Reed, of Francis & Eunice Stilfin.
George Theobald, son of George Houdlette & wife.
Sally Theobald, child of Francis & Nancy Houdlette.
Rebecca Parker, child of Francis & Eunice Stilfin.
Paul, child of James Patterson.
Martha, child of Francis & Nancy Houdlette.
Richard Wade, child of Obed & Sarah Haynes.
Felinda Gates, child of Levi Woodward & wife.
Ellen Curlett, child of Sam^ & Mary Reed, Woolwich.
Harriet, child of Francis & Nancy Houdlette.
Martha Eliza Barrett, child of Obed Haynes & wife.
Gilbert Elanson, of Levi & Mary Woodward.
Sarah Augusta, of Ditto.
Harriet Newall, child of Ditto.
Deaths in Dresden
An infant child of Stephen Twycross
Marriages
Moses Call & Elizabeth Costaloe.
Amos Reed & Mary Poushard.
Ard Godfrey of Stillwater plantation Penobscutt, &
Catharine Goubert of Bowd'ham.
Edward Austin & Sarah Poushard.
Daniel Spring of Winslow & Sarah Barker of D.
Isaac Lewis, Dresden & Harriot Parks of Bowdoinham.
Moses Pressy & Susanna Hilton of Dres.
Lemuel Trott of Woolwich to Fanny Reed, Dresden.
Edward Bethan to Margarett Crocker of Dresden.
John Hathorn to Elizabeth Bickford.
George Houdlett to Mary Theobald.
Solomon Arthurs to Susanna Taber of Dresden.
Francis Fuller of Reedfield to Sally Denzimore of Dres-
den.
Cornelius Stilfin to Margaret Paris both of Dresden.
John Forgerson to Sarah Lewis both of Dresden.
Sam'l W. Hayes of Bangor to Nancy Kidder of Dresden.
James Stilfin of Dresden to Jane Stinson of Woolwich.
David Reed to Mehitable Lilly of Dresden.
Mark Rollings to Eliza Tubbs both of Dresden.
Charles Mayers to Elizabeth Dinsmore both of Dresden.
Benjamin Webb to Margaret White " " "
Zebadiah Thayer of Wiscassett to Lucy Parker of Dres-
den.
Joseph Johnson to Martha Barker both of Dresden.
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June 3. Josiah Trott of Woolwich, Mary Sanders of Dresden.
22. William Patten to Mary Blanchard both of Bowdoinham.
July 28. Joshua Boynton & Rachel Chapman both of Dresden.
Oct'' 5. John Edmunds & Mercy White " " "
Noy. 16. Samuel Cutts of Pittston, Catharine Woodward of Dres-
den.
27. Thomas Cushman of Bowdoinham, Rachel Goud of Dres-
den.
1807, Jan'y 1. Edward Kidder & Lucy Polereczky both of Dresden.
Feb'y 22. William Parks of Bowdoinham, Nancy Pouchard of
Dresden.
May 11. Thomas Blair & Polly Pugn both of Dresden.
1807, Sep*" 7. Lemuel Hathorn to Ruth Barker both of Dresden.
Dec. 24. Ebenezer Rollins & Sarah Walk both of Dresden.
31. Peter Gubtel of Hamden, Elizabeth Call of Dresden.
June 19. 1808 William Colburn of Pittston to Martha Blanchard of
Dresden.
August 8. 1808 John Coyl & Elizabeth Barker both of Dresden.
31. Thomas Chapman of Mercer, Hannah Hatch of Dresden.
Octo^ 6. William Bowman, Sarah Barker both of Dresden.
Nov'' 16. Ebenezer Hinkley of Hallowell, Tabitha Austin of Dres-
den.
Dec^ 11. Isaac Sawyer of Gardiner, & Diana Goubert of Bowdoin-
ham.
1809, Feb'y 12. Caleb Barker, Jun., & Mary Woodward both of Dresden.
Joshua Pray & Sarah White " " "
March 9. George Mayers & Polly Dinsmore *' " "
July 27. Jacob Basford of Readfield & Abigail Patterson of Dres-
den.
May 7. William Burk & Mary Obrien both of Dresden.
Oc. — Seth Hathorn of Woolwich & Naamah Hathorn of Dres-
den.
Dec'r 7. Nathan Hayward of Fairfax, Sarah Goodwin of Dresden.
1810, Feb. 11. Jesse Conner of Gardiner, Nancy Parks, Bowdoinham.
25. John Boynton & Sally Siegars both of Dresden.
March 1. William Goud & Lucy McCray both of Dresden.
25. Jacob Bailey of Pittston, Elizabeth Barker of Dresden.
1810, March 26. Daniel Jones of Nobleboro, Nancy Dinsmore of Dresden.
May 8. Edward Brown and Rachel Goud both of Dresden.
June 19. George Mayers 2d, Rhoda Singleton ^' " "
Dec. 29. Reuel Smith & Elizabeth Mayers " " "
1811, Jan'y 1. Stephen Call to Elizabeth Reed " " "
20. Seth Currier of Canaan to Mary Houdlette of Dresden.
March 24. William Meagher of Whitefield to Sally Lynes of Dresden.
June 23. Nathan Call & Lucy Houdlette both of Dresden.
1812, Jan'y 5. William Wadley, Susanna Goud " " "
May 3. James Patterson & Betsey Pearson " " "
24. Clarkson Turner & Lydia Hatch " " "
June 21. Stephen Reed & Rebecca Hatch " " "
July 19. Daniel Cate of Dresden, Margaret Goubert of Bowdoin-
ham.
Sep. 13. Stephen Twy cross & Mary Bailey both of Dresden.
Nov'r 9. Harrison Blenn & Eunice Meservy " " "
110 Congregationalist Church, Dresden, Me, [April
22. David Meservy & Abigail Bickford both of Dresden.
Dec'r 13. John Turner & Nancy Pollard " " "
17. Barzillai "White & Cordelia Tupper both of Bowdoinham.
Nov. 17. Joseph Whitmore of Unity & Hannah Call of Dresden.
1813, Feb'y25. Benjamin Goodwin & Sally Lilly both of Dresden.
June 6. Turner Barker & Isabella Morrison " " "
August 8. George Allen & Hannah Hatch ^' " "
Dec'r 1 . Eli Young of Pittston & Eleanor Blenn of Dresden.
28. William Mayers and Nancy Smith both of Dresden.
30. Philip Houdlette & Hannah Blair " " "
1814, Jan'y 2. James Stone and Anna Bickford " *' "
2. Daniel Goud and Polly Marson " '' "
13. Benjamin Branch of Sidney, Elizabeth Houdlette of
Dresden.
June 2. Francis Houdlette and Nancy Theobald both of Dresden.
July 31. Joseph Towns of Litchfield & Sophia Parks of Bowdoin-
ham.
Oct^ 9. Ulrich Reed of Woolwich, Anna Costeloe of Dresden.
13. David Pottle & Sarah Blanchard both of Bowdoinham.
Dec'r 25. John Bickford, Sarah Goubert both of Dresden.
1815, Feb'y 5. Washington Drake of Fairfax, Betsey Langdon of Bow-
doinham.
July 9. Robert Lynn and Polly Allen both of Dresden.
Dec'r 3. Samuel Worcester of Gardiner, Nancy Marson of Dres-
den.
1816, Jan'y 25. Samuel Patterson & Patty Jackins both of Dresden.
Feb'y 15. Job Jellison of Bowdoinham & Elizabeth Goodwin of
Dresden.
22. Stephen Mayers & Polly Smith both of Dresden.
1816, Oct^ 28. Jacob Reed and Mary Langdon both of Dresden.
1817, Feb'y 23. Benjamin B. Carney of Boston & Lydia C. Lilly of Dres-
den.
March 6. Reuben Meservy & Elethere Barker both of Dresden.
July 10. William Call and Patty King '• " "
Sept. 7. Ephraim Hatch, Jun'r, of Pittston & Catherine Blenn of
Dresden.
14. Dudly Young of Pittston & Rebecca Reed of Dresden.
1818, Feb'y 15. Perez T. Records of Paris & Asenath Tubbs of Dresden.
Dec'r 3. Charles Theobald & Charlotte Saunders both of Dresden.
20. Stephen Prescott of Hallo well & Lavinah Goubert of
Bowdoinham.
1819, Feb'y 11. John Brock of Waldoborough, AbigaU Dinsmore of Dres-
den.
21. Samuel Goodwin & Lucy Theobald both of Dresden.
28. Nicholas Goubert & PriscHla Grant both of Bowdoin-
ham.
April 22. Hartly Hunter & Margaret Knowles both of Dresden.
1821, May 9. Samuel Reed of Woolwich to Mary Worrel of Dresden.
Sept'r 12. Jonathan Thayer, Esq., of Camden, Sophia Rice, Wiscas-
set.
Nov. 29. David Goodwin of Dresden to Hariot Goubert of Bow-
doinham.
Dec. 20. Philip Call & Catharine Turner both of Dresden.
1912] Congregati07ial{st Church, Dresden, Me. Ill
20. Richard H. Wade of Woolwich to Hannah Haynes of
Dresden.
23. John Carlisle & Melinda Carney both of Dresden.
30. Benjamin Hatch of Pittston and Sally Theobald of Dres-
den.
Jan. 13, 1822. James Turner, Dresden, to Elizabeth Call, Readfield.
^lov. 26. Alfred J. S. J. Lithgow & Martha C. Theobald both of
Dresden.
1823, Jan. 2. Joel Barrows of Hebron to Damaris Tubbs of Dresden.
22. William Kendal of Pittston to Lydia P. Blen of Dresden.
Sept. 21. Lewis Stilfin to Cordelia O'Brian both of Dresden.
Oct. 23. Daniel Woodward of Richmond to Jane Waterhouse of
Dresden.
Dec. 16. Henry Bate to Isabella White both of Dresden.
1824, Jan. 22. David Merryman & Louisa Goubert both of Richmond.
Feb'y 22. Sam'l Tubbs Jun"" & Subra Hatch both of Dresden. '
Jnly 11. Samuel Eames of Bath, Joanna C. Pushard of Dresden.
Nov. 18. Charles Bickford to Mary Houdlette both of Dresden.
21. Warren Prescott of New Sharon to Rebecca Johnson of
Dresden.
Dec. 30. John Lowell, Jr., of Wiscasset to Melinda Hatch of Dres-
den.
1825, Jan'y 4. Pliilip Graves to Hannah H. Lilly both of Dresden.
1826, Feb'y 16. Elias Whiting of Winthrop to Nancy R. Blinn of Dres-
den.
July 12. Dr. John Hubbard, resident of Dresden to Sarah Barrett
of Dresden.
Oct. — Charles Theobald & Julia Ann vSaunders both of Dresden.
April 9. Abial Mai'shal & Nancy C. Call both of Dresden.
1826, Oct. 8. Daniel S. Clark of Boston to Louisa. Filbrick of Dresden.
1827, April 12. George Theobald to Harriet Saunders both of Dresden.
July 11. Davis Blanchard to Sarah W. Crawford " " "
12. David Stearns to Lavinia Reed " " "
19. Isreal Lindsey to Harriet Prescott both of Thomaston.
Nov. 15. Frederic W. Saunders & Mary Blanchard both of Dresden.
29. James Goud, 2^ & Sally Stilfin " " "
1828, Nov. 4. James B. Beedle of Richmond to Myra Woodward of
Dresden.
1829, March 8. Aaron Bickford, jun'r, to Elizabeth Houdlette both of
Dresden.
April 28. Francis R. Theobald to Zorada C. Harward both of Dres-
den.
June 4. Bradford Young to Susan M. Boyd both of Wiscasset.
16. Henry Rines of Alna to Isabella Matson of Wiscasset.
Oct. 11. 1829. Portor Pollard of Richmond to Jane Stilphin of Dresden.
1830, May 25. John Erskine to Rebecca D. Parker both of Wiscasset.
Oct. 26. Wilmot Cutter to Hannah S. Taylor *' '' "
Nov. 21. Joseph West, jr., to Lucinda Williams both of Alna.
1831, Oct. 18. Furber Thompson to Clarrisa Worcester both of Dres-
den.
Dec. 22. Daniel Brown of Boston to Sarah Harriden, Wiscasset.
1832, Jan. 8. Edward E. Houdlette to Elizabeth H. Patterson both of
Dresden.
112 Congregationalist Church, Dresden, Me, [April
1832, Feb'y 22. William Kendall of Pittston and Louisa Chism of Dres-
den.
May 17. Benjamin Swett and Isabella W. Robinson both of Wis-
casset.
August 23. Samuel Cottle of Sidney and Caroline Fisher of Alna.
Oct. 25. Thomas Saunders of Dresden and Sarah E. Felker of
Wiscasset.
Jan'y 9*^ 1833. Diconson Lewis and Sarah B. Patten both of Dresden.
Sept. 18. Henry Masters to Caroline D. C. Prescott both of Bath.
1834, March 5. James Carney of Dresden and Jane Baker of Wiscasset.
1834, June 8<^^ Curtis McCloud of Boston and Sarah G. Smith of Wis-
casset.
1835, Oct. 26. John R. C. Stinson & Margaret M. Kingsbury both of
Wiscasset.
1837, May 9. Joseph M. Marsh, Boston, Sarah R. Parker, Wiscasset.
31. Isaac Somes & Hannah Hussey both of Wiscasset.
July 2. Andrew Pendleton, Camden & Mary T. Williamson of
Wiscasset.
Aug* 24. Lewis Hubbard & Ann B. HUton both of Wiscasset.
Sept. 11. Benj. Lawrence of Gardiner & Mary Ann Felker of Wis-
casset.
Sept. 13. Erick H. Nordstrom & Clarissa Norton both of Wiscas-
set.
Nov. 5. Samuel Alley, Jr., & Nancy M. Houdlette both of Dres-
den.
12. Hiram Cooper of Pittston & Margaret Cate of Dresden.
1837, Nov. 23. Joseph B. Hatch & Mary B. Hilton both of Wiscasset.
1838, May 17. Capt. Wm. M Boyd & Hannah Miller of Wiscasset.
1843, March 22. Thomas Hilton to Betsey Jordan both of Wiscasset.
Dec. 21^* James W. Gray & Miss Sarah Williamson both of Wis-
casset.
1844, April 2*^ Mr. John C. Harriman and Miss Sarah R. Clark both of
Wiscasset.
May 5. Mr. Richard Hussey & Miss Hannah Churchill both of
Wiscasset.
1844, June 23. Mr. Warren Call & Miss Susan Houdlette both of Dres-
den.
Nov. 12*^ Levi Bean & Mrs. Betsey B. Johnson both of Wiscasset.
1846, Aug. 11*^^ B. F. Parsons of Brooklyn, N. Y. & Sarah Jane Erskine
of Wiscasset.
1852, June 12*^ Samuel Rines & Juliza I. Broach both of Wiscasset.
Sept. 1^* Mr. William Richards & Mrs. Martha Jane McClintock
both of Wiscasset.
1853, 17*^ of July Mr. Orrin Alley of Southport and Mrs. Catherine Kings-
bury of Wiscasset.
Dec. 17. 1853. Mr. Nelson Call of Dresden & JVIrs. Isabella Robinson
of Wiscasset.
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113
BENJAMIN CLEAVES'S* JOUENAL OF THE EXPEDI-
TION TO LOUISBURG, 1745
Copied from the original in the possession of the Societyf
A Muster Roll of the
Ivesij: in the Expedition
officers & Soldiers Commanded by Capt" Benjamin
against Cape Breton
Beverly Feb: 6, 1744
Benj^ Ives Jun"^
Cap
John Grover
Ditto
George Herrick
Lieu^
John Morgan
Ditto
Josiah Batchelder
Ensign
Eleazer Giles
Ditto
Job Cressy
Serg*^
Ezra Trask
Qen[worn'
Sam^ Woodberry
Serg*
John Preson
Ditto
Benj* Cleaves Jun'^
Clerk
Francis Eliott
Ditto
Barth° Brown
Corp
Benj'^ Dike
Ditto
John Picket
Corp
Sam^^ Stone
Ditto
Joseph Raymond
Dru
Israel Ellwell
Ditto
Benj''^ Smith
Corp
Israel Woodberry
Ditto
Benj^ Clark
Centi
Josiah Woodberry
Ditto
Sam^^ Harris
Ditto
Jon-'' Morgan
Ditto
John Roiindy
Ditto
Joshua Rea
Ditto
Israel Byles
Ditto
W"» Badcock
Ditto
Elias Ricket
Ditto
Benj'-^ Trask
Ditto
Eben'- Cox
Ditto
Edward Cox
Ditto
Jon^ Byles
Ditto
James Trask
Ditto
Andrew Herrick
Ditto
Joseph Eliott
Ditto
Benj^ Hervey
Ditto
William Leech
Centi
Sam^i Qole
Ditto
Benj'^ Howard
Ditto
Richard Ober
Ditto
Christ Bartlett
Ditto
Tho^ Butman
Ditto
Eben"^ Hadley
Ditto
W" James
Ditto
Daniel Stephens
Ditto
Jon^ Harris
Ditto
Caleb Page
Ditto
Edmund Clark
Ditto
Sam^i Qh^jtg
Ditto
Christopher Bartletts
'on next page in the handwriting
of the list/
Journal of our Voyage to Cape Briton
Beverly March 6, 1744 Embarked.
7 Day arived at. Boston about 4 in the after noon. Pleasent weather
* Son of Lieut. Benjamin Cleaves and wife Rebecca Conant, was born at Beverly,
Mass., 4 Jan. 1721/2, and died from the infirmities of old age, being buried 16 Aug.
1808, aged 86 yrs. Called deacon on his gravestone.
For an account of the expedition, etc., see Winsor, Narrative and Critical History
of America, vol. 5, ch. vii, especially Critical Essay on the Sources of Information.
Cf. Journal of Captain William Pote, Jr., New York, 1896 ; also Emerson's Louisburg
Journal in Mass. Historical Society Proceedings, vol. 44, pp. 65-84.
fin copying this journal the Editor has endeavored to make a faithful transcription,
though in the interest of clearness it has seemed advisable to him to furnish the
punctuation which is almost wholly lacking in the original. Any additions by way
of explanation, or due to worn margins, have been placed in brackets.
X Hudson, ''Louisbourg Soldiers" (Register, vol. 24, p. 373), mentions Benjamin
Ives as captain of the 10th Company, 5th Mass. Regiment, of which Robert Hale was
colonel; but subsequently (vol. 25, p. 259), speaking of this company, says: ** I have
found no list of officers or men. Benjamin White was Adjutant, and Ebenezer Prout
Commissary of this regiment." The gap is now filled by the list of men preceding
the journal.
114 Cleaves' s Journal of Louishurg Expedition [April
8 Pleasent weather, then we went a shore and Bought some necessaries
9 Fowl weather
10 Fair weather, then I went to here m^ Chauncj & m^ Cooper Preach
11 Pleasent weather
12 Father Came to Boston with Capt Payment, then Capt° [Edward]
Ting Sailed
13 N.E storm of Snow, then we went on shore and were vew^. then
Benj. Trask and Benj. Smith with mj^self came to Beverly
14 Day Returned to Boston after sun sett
15 Pleasent weather
16 Richmond Roberts Turnd over to Capt" Glovers Company; Josiali
woodbery, Peter Dodge, Palatiah Day, to Capt" Dodge
17 N.E btorm. then Capt. [David] Donehooe Sail^. Then I went to
here m'^ Prince & m^ Morehead Preach, at night hard Thunder &
Lightening
18 Come to Sail and Sail*^ Down to Kings Rode, vessels their Came
Down that Day about 13 Sail & 3 before
19 hard westerly wind, then Landed our men. Took in Ballis and watter,
and Diged Some Clams, then Come Down 2 sail
20 Hard westerly wind, then 2 sail, we Roed to Boston for a whale
Boat & Wood
21 I went to Boston with others for Beaf & other things. Then Come
Down 10 Sail, and we had a Hard wind Down from Boston. We
went AShore on the Neck and Dined on our Beef and Come home
about 4 in the afternoon.
22 Cloud}^ weather, then we landed our men and Drawed up in a Bat-
talion & Exersised till about 2 in the afternoon, a hard Shower of
Rain & wind about 8 at night & then Cap*" [John] Rowses Boat
Come on Board in Destres. to Day Come Down 10 Sail
23 hard westerly wind, several vessels Drove. Come Down to Day 8
Sail
24 Come Down 7 Sail, about 12 Come to Sail & Sail[^] ouer to Deer
Island & come to an anclior near the General, and about 3 in the
afternoon the fleet come to sail, 52 Sail. We Toll*^ of Coming in to
Beverly, but Toward night we Thought it would not Do
25 this morning we Got out Sight of Land, the wind Being out We
thought a Storm was at Hand and we stood in ward and come in
sight of Cape ann, And the fleet standing of. about 12 we alter**
our Coast N : East till next morning. Hadley take sick
26 Came in Sight of the Eastern Islands and about 10 Came in Sight of
Pimasqued and Havin. Lost the fleet the Night Past, we went
in to the harbour at 2 in the after noon. Come to anchor and Land
part of our men and went a guning But Killd But 2 fowls & went to
see the garrison.
27 sent ashore for wood & sent to Towns end to here of the fleet But no
news. Ober Taken sick, fowl weather
28 Cloudy weather, we Heard The Fleet was at Sheepscot. we went
a Shore for wood and Fowles and Kill'd one Partrige. the
29 We went a shor for wood & a fowling and Kill^ two Partridges, and
about 12 we saw the Fleet under sail, about 5 we came to sail, the
wind Being Fair. Hadley so well as to Look out, and Ober Better
at night
30 About Break of Day the wind Come at South very had & strong,
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Course S.E till 3 oClock & then Tacked W. for more sea room.
about 9 in the Evening the wind Lowerd ; at 2 almost Calm
31 Calm and a Very Larg Swell. 2 oClock Saw a Snow standing to
the W.
April 1 The wind Came very hard at S.E about 4 & Rain, at 1 w came
S.W very moderate, Course S : E. B. S.
2 Day Fair weather, wind att W. Sounded at 50 Fathom of water
Supposed to be to the S : of Cape Cables, tryed for a Fish while our
People mended Their Rigging, Caught a Cod fish, at 2 oClock
alered our Course stood E : NE, a small wind. Ober Much Better
3 Fair wather, wind westerly, and ICleven att night Saw a fleet of about
30 Sail, supposing them to be our Fleet thought to speak with them
But could not; they Steering a wrong coarse for us, we 'left them,
we thought they were fisliermen.
4 about 10 in the morning Saw Land, about 10 saw a Large whale
Pritty near, at about seven of Cape Sambroa. at 12 oClock at
night Caught 5 Cod
5 about 7 in the morning the wind being E : and against us we Saild
into Jebuckter Harbour and come to anchor about 9 and Landed
part our men For Fowling and Kill*^ six Birds and god sum wood.
2 OClock Landed the Rest of our men, the wind continuing Easterly.
Began to Rain about 9 OClock in even and Rained alniglit
6 the wind Easterly and continuing Raining. Some of our men went
a Shore a gunning and Kill^' three Birds. Continuing Raining till
the 7 Day
7 Ten OClock in the morning the wind Easterly, Clear weather in the
afternoon
8 Clear weather, the wind Westerly, some of our men went a shore
about Ten oClock & Kill'* one Bird, others went a fishing and caught
one Cod. Havino- a Pleasent jxale westerly we Come to sail at one
oClock, the wind continuing till about 10 at night, then west at
most. Calm till the morning.
9 then the wind Coming Easterly and Conterary we Saild wile, about
2 in the after noon tring to get in at white head But Could not, and
we saild about 2 Leaiiues Back as^ain in to Islands Harbour and
come to anchor at 6 where there was 3 Sail of Transports, the
night Cold & snowey. Came in Donehoo and 2 Sail with him & in-
formed us of the fleet.
10 abut 7 in the morning Landed most of our men to get wood and water.
about 4 Came to Sail 9 Sail in all the north^. Donehoo and Becket
Took 3 Ind"« 10 Days ago
11 about 10 Came in sight of "Canso and saw the fleet, about 2 got in
and came to anchor, the weather Clear and Cold, then we hered
that they had a Council of war was held and that thay had orderd
the atact Provided we were not Discoverd ; if we were, not to Proceed
12 Clear Pleasent weather in the morning. George Dodge Pres^ on
Board Rouse about 1 1 oClock. Cloudy and Cold, one man Buryed
in the Evening. Snow Plentyfully, very Stormy most al night, wind
Faster^
13 Cloudy and thunder and Rain most of the Day. 20 men went on shore
to work about the fort, the Carpenters Raised the Block House
14 Cloudy and Rain most of the Day. Sunday the Carpenters worked
on the Block Hose. Donehooe saild on a Coroose the 12 Day in
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116 Cleaves^ s Journal of Louisburg Expedition [April
the morning and y® 13 Day about 10 Clock Took 8 Indians at
Doe Island. Came into Canso 14 Day about 2 in the afternoon
15 Clear Pleasent weather, then the rest of the men went ashore to work
about the fort. Cap*^ & Lieut went Kill^ 2 Rabbet. Whale [boats]
in the Evening to 8^ Peters and 24 men
16 Fowle Weather, Cloudy and Rain. Capt Ives & Lieu^^ Herrick went
a shore a gunning and Kill^ one Rabbit in the morning, the whale
Boats came Back and they Could not Land at S* Peters Because of
Ice. about 2 oClock went ashore. Part of our men with the ColP
& the Rest of the officers to Clear Land and Clear*^ about half an
achor
17 Capt Flecher Brought in a prize that had Taken a Cape ann Fisher
mans, about 1 1 oclock Donehooe was Toed out of the gut of Canso
in hopes to Take her again. They say that she had gone to ganna-
day. Being Calm the Sloop was Toed out by 11 whale Boats, our
men went a Shore for to Clear Land in the fore noon, in the after
noon Cloudy and some Rain. Fenced the Feild, about one achor
18 Cloudy Fowl weather, then we went ashore to Planting and garden-
ing. We hered Fireing at most of the Day. about 3 oClock Cap'
Rouse and the other vessels of force come to sail, and about 6
oClock Donehooe & Swon Came in with a French Prize that Had
Took Cap^ adams & Cap* Brimblecomb. Dark Cloudy weather in
the Evening. I went abord the Prize and saw Cap^ Brimblecomb
and he Tell'd me he Saw my Father afortnighta goe Last Saturday,
which was Pleasent news to me for Tell'd me that they where all
well att Home, then in the night Heard several guns Pritty near
19 Pleasent fair weather, about 10 OClock in the morning Brimble-
combs Vessel come in And Becket about 2 oClock. Swan Took
From on Board the Prize Several Carrage guns and sail, aset upon
A coruse about 3. Came in the Cape ann Vessel, in the after
noon went on shore most of our men & officers to Clear ways and
mend fence upon The ColP Farm and gunning, but kill^ nothing
20 Pleasent weather, about 10 oClock went on shore all our Rige-
ment to Exercise and vew arms. Came in Donehooe. we here^
That our vessels were ingage with a french Ship of 30 guns, in
the after noon went A Shore for Wood and water and Run a line,
set Bounds to the Farm, about 6 oClock came in a store vessel
Bound to new foundland. Cloudy in the livening
21 Storm V weather. M'' Croker came on Board and sung Psalms and
Pra'yd with us. about 3 oClock came in ColP Moors Sloop with
adams vessel, in the morning Came in Capt" Rouse and Tell*^ us
he had Been in Chace of the French ship, But She out sailed him ;
But in their Chace when the wind was Low they gaind upon them
& fierd 185 guns at them, But Found it would not Doe and Re-
turned to Canso and the other vessels of Cape Briton Harbour,
about 6 OClock Donehooe Saild to the Bay of Arts[?]. 4 of ColP
Willards men ashore up in the woods without Their arms and a
frenchmen and one Indian Took them and they went towards their []
Set Down to Eat & 3 men Took there arms and Rifle and Took
them But the Indian Broke Loos and got Clear. Sent to S* Peters
to Take it
22 Clear windy Weather, some of our men went to get Timber for the
Fort. Capt : Durell arived att Canso. in the afternoon went A Shore
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to Fence and sett Bounds to the ColP Farm
23 Clear weather, in the forenoon Capt warring with his ships come in
site, went Some to get Timber for the Fort, some to Fence and
Clear Land. W"^ James was struck Down with an ax, But got up
again wounded. ColP Evileth Returned from St. Peters with others,
But Could not Take It ; But Brought one sloop laden with wood,
and one vessel Run ashore and Had 3 men Wounded, in the after-
noon Cloudy weather. Comodore warring Lay too of the Harbor
and writ to the general in the Stood of Designd of Cape Briton.
Comodore Rouse Sent for masters of vessels on Board ; about 7
oclock ordered them to fitt for sailing
24 about 5 OClock Fired one gun to onmore ; about 8 OClock fired
another to come to sail, But before we Come to Sail Saw a Con-
necticut snow Coming in which Brought word the fleet was coming
in, that a Rhodisland Sloop saw of Cape sables a ship, and the sloop
Chased her and the ship fired upon her & they have not seen her
since, in the fore noon the Fl4et arrived, 9 of them, in the after
noon went ashore to Clear Land and fenceing. fair weather
25 Cloudy weather, about 5 OClock Came the Rhodisland snow to wood
& Water, in the afternoon came in the Rhodisland Sloop which
we feard was Lost. Commosary Prout went a guning and was
Lost ; we Feard was Taken with the Indians
26 Rainy weather, in the morning sent Whale Boats and about 40 men
to Look for M*^ Prout, and Found Him about 8 miles From us. he
had Lost his gun and was so far Over come with the wet and cold
that he Could not goe. Cap* Rouse Saild and the Rhodisland Sloop
upon a coruse. one of Cap* Rouse men Bury*^ in the afternoon.
Rainey weather. Swon Came in
27 Fair weather in the forenoon, wind easterly, in the afternoon fowl
weather, we went ashore to Clear some land. But it was so nigh
night that we were soon orderd on Board again
28 Fowl weather in the morning ; in the after noon fair weather, went
to hear M^ Newman Preach ; Some Thousands. 7 oClock signals
for Sailing
29 about 7 OClock The Fleet Come to Sail ; Pleasent weather, in the
afternoon fair weath. Saw Commodor warrin and the other Ships
of war ; Saw Several whales ; Saw S*. Espirit Before night
30 Pleasant weath. in fair sight of Cape Briton about 9 oClock ; Came
to anchor about 1 ; Began to Land our men, and there was about
6 or 7 score French to Prevent our Landing, and there was more
of our men Landed and Fired several guns and Killd 3 French &
Took 2 one of our men wounded, marched about 4 miles and
Campt in the Evening about 8. Took 10 French & Swich [Swiss]
alive. Took 4 Cows near the Town going to our Loging. Saw
several Houses afire, fired several grate guns From the Town
May 1 Day marched Through the woods to flat Point, our Rigemant
met about 10 OClock; went to view the Town, and they Fired
about 8 guns, we saw them strik but Sank no man. we got one
Large Ball ; Took about 12 men & 2 horses & 5 Cows. Pleasent
weather. Built a new Camp in the night, about a hundred men
Plunderd a Small Place and Burnt a whare [wherry ?] and much
Rigen. Retuiaid about Six oclock. the 2 Day Commodore warrin
Took one french ship
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2 Day about 6 OClock Began to Call our men togeather, about 200 to
bunt the woods for the Enemies, But Heard Capt Vehawn had
Took Possesion of the Royal Battery where orders to assist him
soon, to watch for the Enemy on the Back Side, some to the Bat-
tery, about 12 ColP Broadstreet order us all to our Camp as he
went with his Regment to the Battery. Took about 20 men, 14
horses, 6 Cows, they fired Several times but hurt no man. Landed
Stors & artilery. Pleasent weather. Took one french ship
3 Landed artilery stores ; Cleard the way for our artilery ; got up one
Large Mallter. Took Cows, horses, goats & sheep, and Prisoners,
got 1 gun to Fire in our Batte[ry]. fair weather, got 3 guns to
Fire in the Battery
4 Landed artilery and stores. Hailed sum [of] our artilery to the hUl ;
2 mallters, 4 guns, and there Careges, and Boards to Cover the
Stores ; fired 3 Bums. Pleasent weather. The first Did not
Breake ; The 2 & 3 Did. fired several Bums in the night.
5 Built our Camp & moved our Things about half a mile, fired guns
& Bums ; several Took 9 men & women and killd 4, and took some
Quantity of goods in the night. Split one of our cannon to Royal
Battery, wounded 6 men. Eighteen of our men to green hill to
gard the artilery with others. Pleasant weather
6 €arry^ stores & hailed up cannon to green hill. 5 Cannon Clear at
the Battery. Commodor warrin Came a shore, we Brought up
Stores to the Storehouse ; one mans foot Bruised with a great gun.
Pleasent weather
7 the armey Call'd to arms ; stood in arms the fore noon. Sent a flage
truce to the City ; Dismes^ about 2 hours. Calld to Arms ; stood
in arms til about 6 oClock. the flag atruce Returnd Brought word
that they would not Deliver the City Except we Could Take it by
the Sword, then ColP goreham [rejgiement and others soldiers
with them to attact the warter Battery & the armey March'd toward
the[] with there Ladders, and we Drawd of about 9 oClock & the
whale Boat men made it so late that the Returned for fear of a
Discovery, in the Evening fired guns & Bums, Both sides Plenty-
fully. Pleasent weather
8 went on Board the Sloop for things we want'd. Set our house on
fire Early in the morning when we were most of us asleep, which
Put us in a great fright ; But Put it out without much Damage.
AVind so high that we could not get a shore, spit 2 guns ; got 18
guns Clear to fire at the Batt. Cler windy weather. 1 got ashore,
went to the green hill to gard the artilery ; 4 men wounded so that
on man Died in about one hour : Broke the Morter Bed. Came to
our Camp about 11 oClock wet weather
10 Went up to gard the artilery and men that was Building the west gate,
Cold weather
11 watching the artilery and the Battery. Mendied the mallter. Cold
Snowey weather. Donehoo came in
12 Came to our Camp. Clear weather, heard Mr. Crooker Preach
in the after noon got the mallter fit to Play ; fired several Bums ;
the armey alarmd ; Desmist in about one hour, the ninth Day in
Evening went to attact the Water Battery, But Return'^, Losing
Each other in the fogg. Ten Day Carried the whale Boats By
Land ; the men got in the Boats But they had no Comanding offi-
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cers So did not go Eleventh Day Buryed 17 men that the French
& Indians killd that was watching goods
13 Half our men went to green hill to gard the artilery, the other to
Move the Tents. Cloudy Cold weather, spit 2 guns att our Small
Battery, wound 8 men ; one man shott at the Royal Bathary that
he Died in about one hour, a french snow came into the harbor
14 the other of our men went to gard the artily. Stormey, snowey
weather, then we had a Cold Teadious Day and night. The
french Built & on the wall & mounted 4 or 5 guns. Built a battery
of 4 guns against the west gate
15 Pleasent fair weather. Part of us Came Down to gard the artilery
and Rest were Released, news Come that our ships had Take one
40 gun Ship & that 5 men of war was Expected From England.
Connecticutt men was hailing there guns to their Bathery ; broke
two Carreges. Sam^^ Haris & Joseph Elliott and Thomes Butman
was up in the Comon and a man fired att Them, and they Took
Him and had him Put in the Irons att the generals about eight oClock
16 Pleasent weather. Part of our men came home and others went Down
to gard the artil. one Came in Rouse & the Store vessels, heard
that Capt Ting Run on Board one of the 40 gun Ships ; Carried
away his own Bowsplit and Stove in her Quarter
17 Pleasent warm weather. Received my Letters, half our men to
green hill ; a Laram to arms, one gun split ; wounded, several men
Died, writ home. Building a Battery near the west gate. Be-
gan to fire one gun
18 Pleasent weather, half our men to the Battery against the west gate.
with great number of others had a Hot engagement with Cannon
and Small arms most of the Day. several men wounded, 3 men
Killd. Set a Barral of Powder on fir. one Shell split over our
men, Kill^ one, wounded 1. going in the evening to gard men to
hall the Cannon from the grand Battery, But Before we got there
we Returned about Eleven oClock
19 fair wether in the forenoon, half our men By the west gate Battery
had a hot Engagement most of the Day. Cloudy in the afternoon
& heard much fireing of att Sea. heard m'^ Crooker Preach in the
afternoon. St a Brl of P on fir ; wound s[everal] men, Killd one
20 wett wether in the fore noon, half of our men a going to the Battery
got about J way and Returnd Back, Being wett and Rainey weather,
in the afternoon Clear weather. In the Evening we went, and our
Rigement, to Build a Batery and got 2 guns mounted fit to Play
21 By the morning then our men Returnd home. Part of them, and some
for Provision for the Rest, fired Doing good service. Capt [blank~\
came in. Brought News that Commodore warrin had Taken a french
60 gun Ship, in the after noon they came of the City with the
french with a French Flag under the English, fair weather
22 Last night most of our men out to gard and work, this morning some
went Down to the Battery, and the Rest Returnd home. Cartredges
set on fire woundd 2 Men. go tens men to a french shalloway from
St Johns to Lovesburge Laden with Corn & rye. Beat up for
men to go to the Island Battery ; got Number of men to go again,
But when it Came night no officer to go, which gave a greate un-
easiness, fireing from our Last Batt 3 guns Plentifully, Doing us
great service. Took 10 Prisoners with them. An Irish D'^. Took
120 Cleaves^ s Journal of Louishurg Expedition [April
these yesterday. Came in our fishing Vessel with fish for the armey.
Most of men went Down to the Batt to gard in the Evening & saw
a great Light towards Day. fair weather
23 our men Returnd home ; Began to Build an Hospetil house, our men
most att home aud Brought up the D''^ Things. Pleasent wather
24 some of our men to Finish the Horspetil and Some to Gary Powdr ;
one half of our men to the Batt. to gard. Burnt a Snow & a
skooner in the night, have got up out the water about 20 guns
By the Light house
25 Some of our men went home for things for the others that stay^ to a
house we took Porsession of near the Batt. Pleasent worm weather.
Burnt the woods By the light house
26 Pleasent weather in the forenoon. Capt° Shaw went with a Scout of
men in discovery of some french & Indians we hered of by a
Frenchman we Took some Days a go. Cloudy in the afternoon.
Hered m'^. Crooker Preach, the Island Batt. men met at the Royal
Batt.
27 May. Last night had Bloody engagement at the Island Batt ; about
one 100 Returnd of 300, and many of them wounded. Capt" Shaw
Returnd. found the French & Indians in Preparation to Come
Down to us, But Drove them away ; Took 7. Stormey weather,
about half of our men Down to the house, the Rest to our Camp
28 Cloudy, wet weath in the fore noon. Part of our men to Carry
Powder, some Down to our house, some to the Camp. Fair weather
in the afternoon, in the Evening about half to the Batt to Gard.
caught some Lobsters in the morning
29 Clear weather, went Down to our house & Carrid our men thinsfs.
the general and the officers went Down the Batt^. a scout of men
700 went out in the afternoon, some of our men Returnd Home
to our Camp
30 the Scout Came in ; Took noone ; saw some French men and 2 wo-
men, some of our men to Cary Powder in the ten[?] to the Bat
to gard. about five Died in a week Past. Some of our men went
a fishing about 2 mile ; Caught 6 Troutts. our men went to Catch
Lobsters ; Caught 30
31 Cloudy weather in the morning, our men came home from gard.
BrouDfht home Some Lobsters & fish-sounds. Clear weather in the
fore noon, some of our men to Carry Bal, some to Build another
Camp. CoP hale so wel as to walk abroad Down to the Landin.
Cap^ Lovitt Came a Shore and Cap* Ives went on Board
June 1. some to the Batt., the others to Build the Camp, fair wether
in the forenoon. Cloudy in the afternoon, took Down Part of our
Storehouse, Carry'd Down to the other Camp
2 Cloudy weather. Keept the sabbath strict[er] than any since we
came a Shore. Heard m'^ Crooker Preach in the fore & afternoon,
ten of our men Down to the Batt to Carry Powder. Some of our
men went aboard for things we had aboard that we wanted. Done-
hooe came in 6 oClock
3 Wett Rainey weather in the morning, Cleard up fair weather in the
forenoon, went to Build the Camp, the Prize Ship Saild out in
the fore noon. ColP Eveleth® Skooner Came in from anapilus,
But Could not get in their for the Indians Firing. Came in the 1
Day of instant. Last night Roase saild to anopilus
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4 then Building our Camp and Store house and moving our things.
Fair Pleasent weather. Took a Ship and snow Ladn with stores
from Cannoda. Lightening in the Evening & thunder
5 Building our Camp and moving our Stores. Took 2 Ships Laden
with Rice. Fair wether in fore noon, Cloudy in the after noon,
Rain in night. Carid Bals to the Batt 2 last nights & garded J
men. Burnt our Camp and some of our thing ; 6 men Died, a
man Came out of the City
6 Building a Camp for the Company. Wrote letters to send home.
Clear weath in the fore noon, Cloudy in the after noon and Cold.
Cared Balls to the Batt. & garded. Took a little Boy that came
out the cilry
7 Clear weather, our men finished our Camp, fenced in the Coll*^
Garden, and our men Brought Garden Roots from the gardens Be-
low and set out the ColP^ garden
8 Cloudy weather in the forenoon, went a fishing in the fore noon.
Rain in the after noon, which wet us throng our Camps, and we
went out in the Rain to Cover the Camp with Turf ; 15 of our men
to gard.
9 Fair weather & Pleasent. went to here m*" Balch in the forenoon,
to here M"^ Williams in the afternoon. Came to our peopel 2 swish
[Swiss] last night. Came in a 50 gun ship and Brought news of 2
more a Coming. Comondore warrin Sent in a flagatruce yesterder-
day and they Refused to give up the city.
10 Fair weather, the fleet Saild for new England. 2 men wounded, one
killd. a general muster in the afternoon, 15 men to gard
11 Fair weather, went out a scout. Last night about 200 men muster
within our garison ; about noon the Rigement calld togeather. in
the morning & Evening to Prayers, our Rigement went To the
grand Batt. to Hall guns in the evening. But Being the guns not
got out of the Batt. we Hal Id none & Returnd to our House. But
10 that garded
12 two men of war joynd our fleet with 3 Ships french that they took in
their Pasage from Engla[nd]. Pleasent weathe[r]. we went to
the grand Batt. & Halld 2 gun in the Evening and got the guns
Mounted a littel Before
13 Day. 3 men of war from New foundland joyned our fleet, went in
the Evening to Hall a gun ; got it all to Before Day. Pleasent
weather
14 Pleasent weather. Being up 3 nights Past We were not Put upon no
Duty to Day ; two went Down to the Batt.
15 Our men went to Cary Powder to the Batt. in the forenoon. Como-
dore warrin Cam a Shore to Counsel of war. Cap*" Bi[^7/e^^5/e]
and Company went a Board the man of war. in the afternoon half
of our men went to cary empty Casks & Shott and to gard. Pleasent
weather. French went out in a flagatruce for 4 Day Socation of
arms to Consider of some way of agreeing about Delivering up the
City, But they would not he[ar] to it, for the Commodo[re] Told
the french men we was fit to come in and Desind to Com in the first
wind. Pleasent weather
16 the Flaget. Came out again and Delivrd up the City upon Cer[tain]
Conditions, in the for[enoon] M^ Crooker Preacht, in the after-
noon went to Preach Down to the Batt. Pleasent weather
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17 the officers went to the City ; our Shiping went in. in the night Cam
in a french ship Laden with Rice. Rec^^ my le[5/o^]
18 wett weather. Part of our men went to the city. Rec^ my Letter
19 wett weather. Col Hale sent to the [ ] for Liberty to go home with
his sick & It was granted him, But he thought him self not able to
Come home Being so very weak
20 wett weather, the Large Pollick Droue in aboundaance
21 Cloudy weather. Jon^ Harris Deceas*^
22 Something Cloudy, the sick went Down to the City to go the our
men, But no Place for them & they went on Board Cap lovit
23 Cloudy weather, went Down with 2 more that was not well on Board
Cap Lovit. Preaching in the City '
24 Cloudy weather, got up a sunken skooner, Stopt her leeks
25 Cloudy weather
26 Clear Pleasent weather. Capt" Rouse Came in here
27 gitting the vessels Ready to Cary of the french. Cloudy & fogy
28 Came on shore from Cap* Lovit. Cloud[y] wet wet [her]
29 Cloudy Pai't of [ ]. gitting fit for the french to go on Board
30 Fair weather, went to hear m"^ moody Peach in the fore noon
July 1. Cloudy weather, went on Board the hospetill in the even[ing]
2 Capt" Rouse from anapolis. Cloud[y]
3 the french is embark[ing] ; the [re] are some gitting on Board as fast
as the vessels are Ready. Fare weather
4 2 Trasports arivd which Brough[t] news of 1000 men a coming
5 Cloudy weather. 3 sa[il] went out with F[leet?] to cary of the
French presoners. our sick & lame came on Board the hospetill
vessell. we came to Sail 7 OClock. Please[nt] gail till about 10
oCl[ock] the next day
6 Clear weather Contery [wind] that we gain but little
7 Clear w[ea]ther, wind more in Our favour, the
8 so Remaind
9 the wind came fair, So Continued till the next Day
10 Calms and Contery winds the most of the time till the 18 Day
18 about 9 oClock Came into Cascobay ; went up in the Town ; the People
were very generous to us. very warm
19 Cloudy in the morning, But very hot Days, went to M'' Joshua wood-
berys over the River and to Deacond Thorndikes. Return'd about
9 in the Evening
20 Cloudy in the morning. Hot weather. Saild for Boston ; a Pleasent
gail. arived at Boston 21 Day about 1:12 at night
22 Day. Capt" Jones Carid our names a shore to be Deliverd to the
governer for us to be Released, But we Had no orders to go home
Till
23 Day we went to the govenor ; he gave us Leave to go home. Clear
hot weather. Some went home some stayed till the
24 Day Before they went home
Sept^ 18 ^""y 1745 then Rec^ of Cap" Pickman of Salem by the Hand of
£ s
my father 10.00. old Tennor, five Pounds as a Bounty, five Pounds Towards
a months Pay
Those guns that want Cartridges
1912] Cleaves^ s Journal of Louishurg Expedition
123
Cole Hale
Capt" Ives
Lieu* Herrick
Ensign Bachelor
Ser*^ Creesy
Sergeant Woodberry
Corp^ Browne
Benj* Clerk
Sam^^ Harris
Isreall Byles
acco" of the flints Del^
Ser* Cressy 4
Corp Brown 4
Ser* Woodbery 4
Benj^ Clerk 4
Eben*- Cox 4
Benj* Hervey 4
Sam^i Cole 4
Rich'i Ober
W^ James 4
Edm^ Clerk 4
Elez'' Giles 4
Ezra Trask 4
John Preston 4
James Trask 4
Eben'- Cox
Andr^ Herrick
Sam^* Cole
Rich^ Ober
Tho^ Butman
John Preson
Sam^^ Stone
Isreal Elwell
Joshua Rea
Sam^ Stone
Jon^ Morgan
Joshua Rea
Isreal Woodbery
Joseph Elliot
Benj* Howard
John Pike
Christephor Bartlet
Caleb Page
Sam" Chut
Dan^ Stephens
Eben"^ Hadley
Ensign Bachelor
Drum"^ Raymond
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Those that Rec** Cartridge Box's
John Pike
Dan® Stephens
Christephor Bartlett
Caleb Page
Sam" Chut
Eben"^ Hadley
Accou** of the Balls Del*^ & to whome
Ser*^ Creessy
Edm^ Clerk
W°^ Leech
Christephor Bartlet
Eben^ Haddley
Dan^ Stephens
Those that Rec^ Snapsacks
Sam" Chute
Dan Stephens
B
40
20
31
40
40
40
Caleb Page
Sam" Chut
John Pike
Ensign Bachelor
Drum"^ Raymond
B
40
40
40
40
40
Ensign Bachelor
Lieu* Herrick
Acco" of Powd^" Horns did, & to whom
Ebenezer Cox
Benj''^ Dike
Eben'' Haddley
Dan^ Stephens
Caleb Page
Edw^ Cox
1 Drum'^ Raymond
1 Ensign Bachelor
1 Capt'^ Ives
1 Sergant Cressy
1 ColP Hale
\ Jo^* TVTorgan
124 Chaves's Journal of Louishurg Expedition [April
May 1 745 Rec^ of C : walldo Rum 3 gallons
Rec^ of C. walldo 9 gallons . ,
June Rec^ of C. Front 79 Pond of Rice 240 Pound of Bread one Bushel %
of Peas 8 gall of molases for Capt^ Ives Company
Canso April 15, 1745'
W"* Leech shiped sailor with Capt" John Lovett
an Account of what our men has Rec*^ since we Came ashore the Last
Day of april 1 745
in may : 3 Days of meat Due Rec'd in our Company 40 Pound of
Rice one Peck J of Beens one Bushel of Peeas eight gallons of
molas[es] eight gallons of molas[es]
June 1 : 1745 Rece'd one Bushell of Peas 8 gallons of molases 48 Pound
of Rice John grovers mes had no Rice will"^ Leech & Sam^^ Harriss
had it
March 1744[/5]
Capt°
Ives D'^
to a Belt
0.
5.
to a Cartredge Box
,
7.
2 Powder Horns
0.
8.
a Snapsack
0.
7.
2 Pound of Bullets flents of
0.
1.
to a Bullet Poach
0.
3.
6
to mending my gun
0.
17.
Rec^ of C. walldo 3 gallons
Rec<^ of C walldo 9 gallc
>ns
Guns not good
Sam Stone Edm^^ Clerk
Edw** Cox Be[^or^i] Howard
[The rest of the leaf has been torn off]
March 1744[/5] Capt Ives J"^ D' to half a Dozen of Fowles 00. 15. 00
Cape Briton June 1745 Josiah woodbery Dr for Sugar 0. 9.
March 1744[/5] Credit
« of Capt Ives Cash
March to Cash
to Cash
March 1744/5 Credit
of Josiah woodbery for Cash
March 1744/5 Jon* Morgan D^
to Cash
Sergant Cresssey D'^
John Preson D'^
0. 10.
0. 10.
0. 4.
2
0. 10.
1. 2.
0. 0.
9
1912] Descendants of Daniel King 125
SOME DESCENDANTS OF DANIEL KING, GENTLEMAN,
OF LYNN, MASS.
By La-vvrence Buainerd of Forest Hills, Mass.
1. Daniel^ King, styled "Mr." and " Gentleman," was born in Eng-
land in 1602, and was the son of Ralphe Kinge of Watford, Hertfordshire.
He came to America about 1637 and settled at Lynn, where he became a
leading citizen, a merchant of enterprise, and a large land owner. He is
referred to in AspinwalFs Notarial Records as " Daniell King of Linne
Woollen Draper" in 1645 (p. 20); and as "mercer" in 1648, when he
is mentioned as brother of " M"^ Samuel King woolen drap. at the upper
End of Cheapeside neere Saint Martins in London" (p. 150; see also pp.
68, 89, 182, 197). He married in England, 4 Oct. 1624, Elizabeth Gut,
who died in Lynn 26 Feb. 1677. He died there 27 May 1672.
Children :
i. Daniel,* Jr., b. abt. 1625 (Pope) ; d. in 1695 ; m. 11 Mar. 1662, Ta-
BiTHA Walker, dau. of Capt. Richard and Jane (Talmage) of
Lynn.
11. Hannah, d. abt. 1677; m. 11 July 1660, John Blaney of Lynn.
2. ill. Ralph, b. abt. 1639.
iv. Elizabeth, m. Tiiaddeus Redding.
V. Sarah, m. 27 Oct. 1669, Ezekiel Needham.
2. Capt. Ralph^ King (DanieP) was born about 1639. He was a
large land owner in Lynn, holding 1200 acres in what is now Swamp-
scott; selectman in 1678; first lieutenant in the Lynn Military
Company in 1680, of which his father-in-law was captain, and later
captain of the same himself. He married, 2 Mar. 1 663, Elizabeth
Walker, daughter of Captain Richard of Lynn, Reading, and Bos-
ton, and in' 1670 Deputy-Governor of Nova Scotia and Acadia (un-
der Sir Thomas Temple, Bart.), and wife Jane (Talmage). Captain
King died in January, 1688/9, and was buried on the 17th of that
month. The History of Lynn for the year states : " Captain Ralph
King died this year. He was a man of prominence and usefulness.
He left an estate quite considerable for the time, the appraisal show-
ing in amount £2,365. 4s." His widow married Lieut. John Lewis
and was the administratrix of the estate, and it is evident that she
died before 1715, when, in the final settlement of the same, Capt.
John Charnock of Boston, a son-in-law, acted as administrator.
Children, all born at Lynn ;
i. Elizabeth, 3 b. 23 Nov. 1664.
ii. A child, b. 18 Aug. 1666 ; d. 19 Aug. 1666.
ill. Ralph, b. 13 Aug. 1667 ; d. Sept. 1688. »
iv. Daniel, b. 1 Oct. 1669 ; m. Hannah Pickering, dau. of Lieut. John
and Alice (Flint) of Salem.
v. Sarah, b. 25 Nov. 1671.
vi. Hannah, m. John Pitt, Esq., of Boston.
3. vii. Richard, b. 3 May 1677.
viii. Mary, b. 28 July 1679 ; m. (int. rec. 16 May 1700) Capt. John
Charnock, an eminent merchant of Boston,
ix. Tabitha, b. 23 Mar. 1682; m. (int. rec. 17 Apr. 1702) William
Stagey of Marblehead.
3. Richard* King {Ralph,^ Daniel^) was born at Lynn 3 May 1677.
He came in early manhood to Boston, where he became a merchant,
126 Descendants of Daniel King [April
probably associated with his brothers-in-law, Captain Charnock and
Mr. Pitt. A deposition of Richard King is to be found in the
records of the. Massachusetts Supreme Court in 1696, in which he
states that he came to Boston that year by boat from Lynn, and that
his age was 19 years. He married, 18 April 1699, Abigail
Rogers, then of Concord. She was born at Ipswich 5 July 1681,
the daughter of Samuel Rogers, Esq., town clerk of Ipswich, and
wife Sarah (Wade), and granddaughter of the Rev. Nathaniel
Rogers, A.M., and of Lieut. Jonathan Wade (styled "Colonel"),
both prominent men in Ipswich.* Richard lOng died at Boston in
1702, at the early age of 25.t
Child:
4. i. Richard,* b. 11 Aug. 1701.
4. Richard^ King (Richard,^ Ealph,^ DanieP) was born at Boston 11
Aug. 1701, and lived with his mother at Concord till he was 13,
when he removed with his step-father to Littleton, which place
became his permanent home. He was a man of independent means,
and much employed in local offices. He married, in 1724, Eliza-
beth . Shortly after 1730 he and his wife were admitted
to full communion in the Littleton church. Richard King died
27 Feb. 1771. His epitaph in the old Littleton cemetery reads :
•' Memento Mori | Here lie the remains of | Mr. Richard King, |
who departed this life Feb. ye 27, 1771 | aged 69 yrs., 6 mos. and
20 days." His widow died at the home of her son, James King,
14 Jan. 1799, aged 99 years.
Children, all born at Littleton :
6. 1. Rogers,^ b. 10 Feb. 1726.
ii. Richard (twin), b. 24 Apr. 1727.
ill. Sa^iuel (twin), b. 24 Apr. 1727.
Iv. Elizabeth, b. 13 Mar. 1729; m. 15 June 1758, Josiah Parkhurst
of Chelmsford. Children: 1. Samuel. 2. Josiah. 3. Betsey,
4. Oliver.
6. v. Mary, b. 30 Oct. 1730.
♦After the death of Samuel Rogers at Ipswich his widow married Henry Woodhouse
(or Woodis) of Concord, and removed to that place taking her three youngest children,
Elizabeth, Abigail, and Susanna, with her.
t After the death of Richard King, his widow, Abigail, took her infant son to her mo"
ther's home at Concord where, 1 Nov. 1704, she married Lieut. Samuel Dudley, and
in 1714-15 they were among the first settlers of the new town of Littleton, Mass. She
died there 9 Aug. 1720.
Children (half bi-others and sisters of Richard King) :
i. Samuel Dudley, b. at Concord 28 July 1705; m. 17 Feb. 1728, Abigail Wa-
ters. Children: 1. Samuel. 2. Abigail. 3. Stephen. 4. Lois. 5. Joseph.
ii. Francis Dudley, b. at Concord 10 Dec. 1706 ; m. 23 May 1732, Sibyl Leland.
iii. David Dudley (triplet), b. at Concord 1 Nov. 1709; m. Hannah Sibley.
iv. Jonathan Dudley (triplet), b. at Concord 1 Nov. 1709; m. Hannah Putnam
of Sutton, Mass.
V. Abigail Dudley (triplet), b. at Concord 1 Nov. 1709; d. young.
vi. Mary Dudley, b. at Concord 24 Aug. 1711; m. May, 1727, Judge Samuel
Chase, who became the founder of the Cornish, N. H., family of that name.
They were the parents of Dudley Chase, Gen. Jonathan Chase, and others ;
grand-parents of U. S. Senator Dudley Chase of Vt., Hon. Ithamar Chase of
N. H., and the Rt. Rev. Philander Chase, D.D. ; and great-grand-parents of
Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, LL.D., of the U. S. Supreme Court,
vii. Sarah Dudley, b. at Concord 28 July 1713.
viii. Abigail Dudley, b. at Littleton, 28 Oct. 1714; m. 25 May 1735, Dr. Benjamin
Morse of Sutton.
ix. Mercy Dudley, b. at Littleton 22 Feb. 1716.
X. Peter Dudley, b. at Littleton 13 Sept. 1718.
xi, Rogers Dudley, b. at Littleton 9 Aug. 1720 ; m. 31 May 1743, Mary Sibley.
1912] Descendants of Daniel King 127
7. vi. Abigail, b. 20 July 1736.
8. vii. James, b. 18 Sept. 1741.
5. Rogers^ King {Richard,'^ Richard,^ Ralph,'^ DanieV-) was born at
Littleton 10 Feb. 1725, and married, 22 June 1767, Lydia Wood.
They removed to Westford, Mass., and lived on the Asaph B.
Cutter place. He served a« private in Capt. Jonathan Minot's
company. Col. James Prescott's regiment, which marched in the
Alarm of 19 Apr. 1775, service 3 days. In 1780 he was one of a
committee of thirteen men of Westford to take under consideration
the new form of government. He died at Westford 18 Jan. 1797.
Children :
9. 1. Rogers, « b. 17G8.
ii. Asa, b. li) Feb. 1771 ; d. in early manhood (A.M. Harv. 1791).
ill. Lydia, b. 1774 ; d. 21 July 1798.
6. Mary^ King {Richard,'^ Richard^ Rcdph,"^ Daniel'^) was born at
Littleton 30 Oct. 1730, and married, 5 Dec. 1748, Oliver Corey,
Esq., born 21 Aug. 1729, son of Lieut. Samuel of ClielmsTordand
Littleton. They resided at Littleton till about 1768, when they
removed to Charlestown, N. H. Oliver Corey was an original
grantee of Grafton and St. Albans, Vt., and of Sunapee, N. H., and
was one of the builders of the Charlestown bridije across the Con-
necticut River in 1780. He died at Charlestown, and his widow
died at the home of her son-in-law, Judge Alexander Campbell,
M.D., at Rockingham, Vt., in 1818.
Children, all born at Littleton :
i. Mary Corey,* b. 28 Mar. 1750 ; m. 6 Mar. 17G9, Hox. Josiah Stearns
of Lunenburg, Mass., a member of the Governor's Council.
Amongtheir children were : Luther Stearns, A.M.,M.D.,M.M.S.S.,
a distinguished obstetrician of Medford, Mass. ; Hon. Asahel
Stearns, LL.D., University Professor of Law at Harvard and
Member of Congress ; Mary Stearns, who married Col. Edmund
Cusliing of Luuenburg ; and Major Tliomas Stearns of Lunenbiu-g.
ii. Susanna Corey, b. 3 Feb. 1753; m. Ens. Elisha Hubbard; d. at
Windsor, Vt., 10 Oct. 1778. No issue.
iii. Elizabeth Corey, b. 28 Feb. 1755.
iv. Martha Corey, b. 3 Apr. 1757; m. John Lovell of Rockingham,
Vt. They were the parents of Ovid Lovell, Esq., of Charlestown,
N. H., whose dau. Harriet Martha m. the Rev. Cyrus Hamlin,
D.D., LL.D.
V. Lois Corey, b. 3 June 1759; m. 1 Oct. 1782, Watts Hubbard of
Windsor, Vt.
vi. Hannah Corey^ b. 17 Oct. 1761.
vii. Oliver Corey, b. 15 Mar. 1764; m. Mary' York, and removed
to Cooperstown, N. Y., where for fifty years he was a well-known
educator. Among his pupils was the novelist James Fenimore
Cooper.
viii. Rhoda Corey, b. Dec. 1767 (not recorded in the Littleton records,
but in family Bible records, etc.) ; m. 1786, Judge Alexander
Campbell, M.D., of Rockingham, Vt. They were the parents of
Hon. Edward Raymond Campbell (1787-1857) of Windsor, Vt.,
noted as a man-of-letters.
7. Abigail^ King (Richard,^ Richard,^ Ralph^'^ Daniel'^) was born at
Littleton 30 July 1736, and married, 27 July 1758, Capt. Asa
Lawrence of Pepperrell and Groton, Mass., an officer of the
128 Descendants of Daniel King [April
Revolution. She died at Claremont, N. H., in June 1829, aged 93
years.
Children, all born at Groton :
i. Elizabeth Lawrence, b. 4 Sept. 1759 ; d. 22 June 1785.
ii. Rowland Lawrence, b. 25 Mar. 1763 ; d. 17 June 1812.
iii. Rogers Lawrence, b. 6 Mar. 1764 ; m. Frances Hancock, and lived
at Castine, Me.
iv. Ephrajm Lawrence, resided at Gray, Me.
V. Diademia Lawrence, b. 24 Aug. 1771 ; d. 18 Oct. 1778.
Vi. f*HILOMENIA LAWRENCE, b. 22 Oct. 1773; d. 18 Aug. 1775.
vii. Horatio Gates Lawrence, b. 11 June 1777; d. 28 Oct. 1778.
viii. Abigail Lawrence, in. Jacob R. Diamond of Ashburnliam, Mass.,
and Claremont, N. H.
ix. Asa Lawrence.
X. Henry Lawrence.
8. James^ King {Richard,'^ Richard,^ Ralph,'^ Daniel^) was bom at
Littleton 18 Sept. 1741. He married, 24 Mar. 1768, Lydia
Pierce of Littleton, and resided in the paternal homestead. He
served as sergeant in Capt. Samuel Reed's company. Col. William
Prescott's regiment, which marched in the Alarm of 19 Apr. 1775,
service 12 days.
Children, all born at Littleton :
i. Richard,^ b. 9 May 1769.
ii. Elizabeth, b. 16 Mar. 1771.
iii. Solomon, b. 2 Feb. 1773.
iv. James, b. 22 Nov. 1774.
V. William, b. 15 Apr. 1777; d. 1 Sept. 1778.
vi. William, b. 21 Apr. 1779.
vii. Hannah, b. 4 May 1781.
viii. Lydia, b. 1 Dec. 1783 ; d. 27 Jan. 1786.
ix. Ralph, b. 28 May 1787 (named for his great-great-grandfather,
Capt. Ralph King of Lynn).
X. Nathan, b. 30 June 1790.
xi. Lydia, b. June 1793.
9. Maj. Rogers^ King {Rogers,^ Richard,^ Richard,^ Ralph,^ Daiiiel'^)
was born at Westford, Mass., in 1768. In 1800 he was cap-
tain of one of the two military companies of the town, and served
as major in the War of 1812. He was a man of much local prom-
inence. He married (intention recorded 18 Mar. 1798) Mary
Tilden, daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Hatch) of Scituate.
He was buried at Westford 8 May 1825, and his wife died there
13 July 1814.
Children, born at Westford :
i. Lydia,^ b. 1800 ; d. unm.
ii. Mary (twin), b. 3 Nov. 1802; m. 7 Oct. 1826, Joy Gannett of
Scituate.
iii. Maria (twin), b. 3 Nov. 1802 ; m. 14 Nov. 1824, Timothy Prescott,
Esq., of Littleton and Concord. Children: 1. Ahha Maria Wood^
m. 4 Apr. 1850, Hon. George Merrick Brooks of Concord, Member
of Congress and Judge of Probate of Middlesex County. 2. George
Lincoln^ lieut. -colonel, U. S. Vols., who was killed in the battle
of Petersburg, 1864.
iv. George Rogers, b. 1804.
V. RuFUS Tilden, b. 1807 ; Harv. 1834.
1912] Church in South KilUngly, Conn. 129
RECORDS OF THE CHURCH IN SOUTH KILLINGLY,
CONN.
From a copy in the possession of the Connecticut Society of Colonial Dames
Communicated by Miss Mary K. Talcott of Hartford, Conn.
The Third Church in Killingly, known as the South Church in
Killingly, organized in 1746, sprang out of a prolonged contro-
versy in the First Church (Killingly Hill), concerning the location
of a new meeting-house. The bleakest eminence in town, Break-
neck Hill, was the spot selected for the site of the new church, but
the new organization did not prosper, and became extinct about
1771. The same year in which the Third Church was instituted a
" Separate " Church was organized in the southeastern quarter of
the town, then, as now, known as South Killingly, and April 23,
1747, the Rev. Samuel Wadsworth was elected pastor. The rec-
ords of this Church are given below, and also a copy of a fragment
of the record of the Breakneck Hill Church, now in the possession
of the South Killingly Church, is appended. It is evident that a
number of the same families who lived in that section of the old
town of Killingly went from that church to the other, and took
this fragment with them. The Rev. Nehemiah Barker (Yale, 1742) ,
who kept this record, the pastor from 1746 to 1755, removed to
Mattituck, Long Island, where, in 1756, he became pastor of a
Presbyterian Church.
A coppy of the articles of faith & a church couin[ant] agread upon by a
number of christian brethren belonging to seueral towns at a meting at
mansfield October y® 9 1745 which are as followeth viz
(Articles of Faith and the Covenant)
the foregoing articles of faith & Covenant were agreed too by the Con-
gregational C^^ of Christ in Killingly of which m"^ Sam^^ Wadsworth was
the first pastor and Sign^ too by the members of s^ C^^ whose names
follow
Stephen Spaulding * Sarah couill
Beniamin Grouer Robert Williams
Simeon Spaulding * Rachell Eaton *
Timothy Grouer hannah wilson
John Eaton * Saray prasen =^ (Preston ?)
Hannah Spolding * Ezra huchens *
Daniel Lawrence Salmon wheat
Anna right Jemima winter
Jonathan Grouer * Samuel Wadsworth
Abigail Leauins Sarah Marten (?)
Mary Preston.'* alias Batmon
Eunis Goold Damiris short *
Abigail fermon mary wadsw'th
y/
130
Church in South Killingly, Conn.
[April
mary coll
leisabeth moffit * May 1748
Daniel hulit
Abigail hulit
Isaac preston
Elisabeth moffet J'^
Pareses Cannada (Persis?)
Abigail f ranch *
nathaniel draper
Jonathan rods
Beniaman presson
Elisabath farmon
lidy brouce
Abraham Bloss
perses Baken
Abigail huchens *
wimon huchens *
henery Baken
Abigail huchens
ruth grouer
elizabeth grouean (Growver?)
Joseph Batman
Samuel Gould
mary Blanchen
John Roberson ^ to New Fairfield
Ellaseer Roberson
Joseph Huchins ^
John Eaton Jun^ *
Eliphalet Wright =*
Abigail Kee*
Hannah Huchins *
Zerubah Huchins *
Joanna Kee * April 29, 1765.
Ziporah Kingsbury April 29, 1765
Abraham Carpenter
Easter Leavens
Eleazer Bateman
Sarah Bateman
martha gould
The Congregational C^^ of Christ in Killingly formerly under the pas-
toral care of m'^ Sam^^ Wads worth taking into Consideration the Disadvan-
tages of their former Coven* by Reason of its exceeding Lengthiness as
well as Sum articles that admitted of Dispute and Sum others that were
thought wanted Correcting and amending ; thought it best to have a new
Draught in order to avoid the before mentioned Dificulties and accordingly
at a meeting of s'^ C^^ on July y^ 12"' 1765 the following articles of faith
& Covenant was Read & Concented too by s*^ Church as their articles of
faith and Covenant by which they would walk together for the futer
(Articles of Faith and the Covenant)
In witness whereof we have hereunto Set our hands
Eliphalet Wright =* Dead
Stephen Spaulding * Dead
John Eaton *
Joseph Huchens * Dead
Joseph Bennet
The above is all that remains of this list, and all of the foregoing
is written on both sides of the paper and evidently the first five pages
of an eight page signature which has been torn from the original
binding. In the original record are a few fragments of leaves badly
torn and some of the names are legible and correspond with more
or less accuracy to the list of members printed in the Manual of
the Church of 1888, pages 20-26. This list was probably taken
from a copy of the original record.
A record of the children baptized in the congregational church
in Killingly :
December 17: 1746 Bnjamin son to benjamin grover: & Jacob son to
Simeon Spaulding & Elisebath & meriam daughters to timothy grover: &
micajah son to James & Sarah covell & andrew sone to Jeams & hannah
wilson ware baptized by Thomas Stevens pastor to the congregationall
church at plainfield
1912] Church in South Killingly, Conn, 131
february 25: 1747 Seth son to Simeon Spaulding & Sarah daughter to
Benjamin Grover & Zerua daughter to Ezra huchings ware baptized by
Thomas Stevens pastor to the chh at plainfield.
June 7: 1747 William sone to abigill fermon & Jerushe daughter to
Salmon Wheete were baptized by m^' wadsworth
June 11: 1747 Abilena & Stephen daughter & son to Jonathan grover
ware baptized
August 23: 1747 Elizabeth daughter to mary preston was baptized
November 8: 1747 Simeon & Daniell & Elizebeth sons & daughter to
William Short ware baptized
June 5: 1748 hannali Nehemiah mary Robart lois sons and daughters to
Robart williams ware all baptized
May: 1748 Elizabeth moffit was baptized for herself by Jedediah hide
pastor of the chh at norwich
July 1748 Ebenezer son to abigaill ferman was baptized
November: 27: 1748 Sarah daughter to James & Sarah covell was bap-
tized
march 20: 1740 abigaill daughter to Ezra & abigaill huchens was bap-
tized.
may 28: 1749 bathiah daughter to levi & mary preston was baptized
June 11 1749 hannah daughter to Simeon & hannah Spaulding was
baptized
July 9 1749 phebe daughter to Joseph & Elce bateman was baptized
July 9: 1749 Isaac son to wiman & abigaill huchings was baptized
July 30 1749 Eunis daughter to benjamin grover was baptized
July 1749 loruamy daughter to Jonathan grover was baptized
September 7: 1749 hannah daughter to Enos & ruth grover was baptized
January 18: 1750 cloa daughter to wiman & abigaill huchings was
baptized
february 26: 1750 Jonathan son to James & Sarah covell was baptized
September 9 1750 James son to Sam^^ & mary wadsworth was baptized
September 29 1751 Sarah daughter to Stephen & Sarah Spaulding was
baptized
November 8 1751 ann daughter to Stephen & Sarah Spaulding was
baptized
May 1751 lidi daughter to Ezekiell little Sarah daughter to wiman
huchings Jonathan son to James draper ware all baptized
September 4 1751 Joseph son to Samll wadsworth was baptized
July 15: 1753 agigaill daughter to Isaac & Sarah grover was baptized
October 11 1753 rebeckar the daughter of Enos & ruth grover was bap-
tized
March 17 1754 Zerviah daughter to Joseph huchings was baptized
June 1754 Zerviah daughter to Jeams & Sarah covill was baptized
January 5: 1754 amy daughter to wiman & abigaill huchings was bap-
tized.
June 21: 1755 ruhamah daughter to James draper was baptized
July 13 1755 Edne daughter to Esekiell little was baptized
august 1755 Jerusha daughter to abigaill ferman was baptized
August 1755 Ebenezer son to Samll Gould was baptized
mary the daughter of Simeon & hannah Spauldin was baptized
October 26 1760 John son to John Robason was baptized
October 1761 Elizabath daughter to Sam" & Elizabath wadsworth was
baptized
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132 Church in South Killingly^ Conn, [April
September 9 1764 Rachill eunis Anna & luther daughters & son to
John & Eunis Eaton ware baptized by m'^ marshall
September 9 1764 anna daughter to Simeon & hannah Spaulding was
baptized by m^ marshall
September 9 1764 Virany daughter to Eleaser & Sarah bateman was
baptized by m^ marshall ; & Susanna daughter to Abraham carpender was
baptized by m"^ marshall.
November: 1764 Joseph Eleazer & Zadock sons to Eleazer & Sary bate-
man was baptized by m'^" miliar also Joseph son to Sam^^ & martha Gould
Aprill 29: 1765 Johanna Kee & Zippora Kingsbury were baptized
on their one account : John Joseph jerusha & mary sons & daughters to
daniell & abigaill Kee ware baptized on their mothers account by m ^
Joseph Marshall pastor to the congregationall c^^^ at canterbury
June 3: 1765 Joshua son to John & Eunis Eaton ware baptized by our
Elder Eliphelit Wright
Hannah Wright Daughter of Eliphalet Wright and Hannah his wife
was baptized May y^ 25"^ 1755 by Eld"^ palmer of Scotland while they
were members of manslield c^^.
June 10 1765 Sam^^ & Eunis son & daughter to Eliphelit & hannah
Wright ware baptized by m^' wright
June 24 1765 Dammiris daughter to William & Dammiris Shorte was
baptized
August: 4: 1765 Susanna Rennalds was baptized on her one account
August 4: 1765 Elizabeth Daughter to michael & Elisabeth hulit was
baptized
September 1: 1765 Sam^^ son to Daniell & Selah Sprague was baptized
November 3: 1765 Martha daughter to Sam^^ & martha gould was
baptized
January 4: 1766 Elizabith Sarah & Elixander daughters & son to Su-
sanna Rennals was baptized
february 5: 1766 Asareb son to Abraham Carpender was Baptized
may 1766 Jacob son to michael Hulet & Elizabeth his wife was baptized
on hur account
may 1766 Sarah Daughter to Elip* Wright & hannah his wife was bap-
tized
Sarah Daug^'* of Eleazer & Sarah Bateman baptized nov"^ ye 3^ 1766
Sam^^ & David Sons to Ezekiel & margret Little were baptized June y®
7^»^of June 1767
Rhoda the Daughter of Benj'" & Suzanah Raynolds was Baptized June
ye ytb 1757 on hur mothers account
Joshua & Rachel Son and Daughter to David Eames were Baptized
august y« 30^^ 1767
Lucy Daughter to John Eaton and Eunice his wife baptized October 11*^
1767
Rebekah Daughter to Eliphalet & hannah wright Baptized January y®
W^ 1768
Sam^^ & waiter & Nathaniel and Selah Sons & Daughter to Na*^^ & Zer-
viah Fairfield was Baptized march 25*^ 1768 upon their mothers account
Mary & Martha Daughters to John Eames : & Daniel Son to Dan" &
Selah Sprague were Baptized June 5^^^ 1768
Benjamin Son to william & Martha Bradford of Canterbury was Baptized
august 7**^ 1768
1912] Church in South Killingly, Conn, 133
Abraham Son to Abraham Carpenter and Susanah Daughter to Eleazer
Bateman were baptized Nov'" y® 6*^ 1768
Lucy Daughter to Ezekiel Little was Baptized april y® 2^ 1769
Miller Son to John Eames was Baptized Sep* 10"^^ 1769
Zadock Son to John Eaton Jun"^ was Baptized march 11*^ 1770
Lemuel Son to David Eams baptized may y^ 6'-^' 1770
OUive Daughter to Eliphalet and Hannah wright Baptized may y® 27*^
1770
Betty the wife Zebulon Tyler was Baptized June 20^^ 1770
Selah & Abijah Daughter & Son to Betty Tyler Baptized on their
mothers account June 20*^^ 1770
Zerviah : Martha : Keziah Daughter to william & Martha Bradford was
Baptized June 2P* 1770 ^
Nathanael Francis John : Winchester Amos Judah & Sarah Sons &
Daughters to John Throop were Baptized September 6*'^ 1770
Elizabeth Daughter to Abraham Carpenter and hannah Daughter to
Eleazer Bateman were Baptized May y® o**' 1771
Keziah the Daughter of Sam^^ & Elizabeth Stearns was baptized may y®
2gth I'j'ji on hur mothers account
Dan the Son of Ezekiel and Hannah Robertson Baptized on his mothers
account august 30"^^ 1771.
Abiah Andrews baptized Sep* 27*^ 1771 on hur own account
Ebenezer the Son of John Throop was baptized June y® 10*'' 1772
Jedediah Son to John Eames baptized June 14"' 1772
Samuel Son to Sam'^ Goold baptized July 5"' 1772
James wadsworth Son to Dan" & Selah Sprague was baptized Sep* 20*^
1772
Hannah the Daughter of Moses & Hannah Little baptized Octo'^ y® 4*^
"1772
Olive Daughter to Abraham Carpenter baptized April y^ 4^^^ 1773 .
Molley Daughter to John Eaton Jun'^ baptized May 2^ 1773
Joseph Son of Joseph & Zeruah Cary Baptized Octo'"" y^ 3^ 1773
Sam" Son to Sam" & Elizabeth Stearns Baptized octob'" 10*^ 1773
Ezekiel Son to Ezekiel and Hannah Robertson baptized October 3P*
1773
Lemeul & Abigail Son and Daughter to Sam" & Joannah Spalding were
baptized may y® 16*^ 1774
Lemoul : Olley: Syntha: and Policy Son and Daughters to Comfort
& Esther Day were Baptized August 21* 1774 upon their mothers account
Rachel Daughter to moses & Hannah little baptized Sep'^ 3^ 1774
mary Daughter of Dan" & Selah Sprague baptized may y^ 28*^ 1775
Lucy Daughter of Comfort & Esther Day baptized may y® 28*^' 1775.
Robert & John Sons & Ruth Daughter to John Kenedy were Baptized
June y« 7**^ 1775
Benj™ Son to John Trhroop was Baptized octo^"^ y« 1«* 1775
Keziah Daughter to Joseph and Zeruah Carey Bap* Oct'' y® 1^* 1775
Daniel Son & mary Daughter toBenj'" & Suzanah Reynolds were bap-
tized may y^ 22^1 1776
June y® 2*^ 1776 Tho^ Borden & Suzana Hulit were Baptized on their
own account
Keziah How baptized July y® 7*^ 1776 on hur own account
Mary Willson Baptized July y® 21* 1776 on hur own account
Isaac Son to Israel Day Bap* July 21, 1776
134 Church m South Killingly^ Conn, [April
Mehitable. Selah. Synthia & Ruby. Daughters & Joshua Son to Tim-
othy & Martha Eaton were Baptized July y® 28*^^ 1776 on their mothers
account
Bazeliel Son to Jona^^ And Meriam Day Bap* aug^* 18"^ 1776 on his
mothers account
Sarah & Priscilla Daughters to Barney & Hannah Davis and Daniel
Son to Jedediah & Lydia Bennet were Baptized Sep* 1^* 1776 on their
mothers account.
Joseph. Isaac. & David Sons & meribah Daughter to Samson & Joaune
How Baptized Sep* 5*^ 1776 on hur account
John-Willson Son to Jacob & Lydia Spalding Bap* Sep^ 15*^ 1776
Jerusha Adams & Olive Love Baptized April y® 6*^ 1777 on their own
account
Willard. Stephen & Zadock Sons & mary. Hannah & Sarah Daughters
to Davis & Sarah Spalding were Baptized June 26*^ 1777 on their mothers
account
Comfort. Ezra, Dean. Caleb & Aaron Sons & Sarah & Lucy Daughters
to Comfort Walker Were baptized July 10*^ 1777
Darius Huchens Son to Joseph & Zeruah Cary Baptized July 20*^ 1777
on his mothers acct
Hannah Hulett baptized Aug^* 3^ 1777 on hur own account
Ludovica Daughter to Barney & Hannah Davis was Baptized Sep*" 28*^
1777
Jonathan Son to Jonathan & Meriam Day Baptized Sep* 28*^ 1777.
Jean Chilson & Mary Pierce were Baptized Octo^^' 5^^ 1777 on their
own account, and Jonathan Chilson bap* Decem*^ 1777
Zadock, Jonathan, Joseph & Josiah Sons & Mary Daughter to David
& Lois Cady Bap* octo^^ 5*'^ 1777
Simon & John Sons to Na*^' & Abilena Spalding Baptized Oct^'^ 19*^
1777
Sam^^ Whitney Baptized April 5*^ 1778 on his own account
Lettis Daughter to Comfort Walker Baptised April 5*^^ 1778
Ebenezer Stearns Son to Israel Day Baptized april 5*^ 1778
Anne Daughter to John Eaton Baptized may y^ 3^ 1778
Simeon Son to D" Jacob Sj^alding Baptized may y® 10*^ 1778
Abigail Russel baptized June 7*^ 1778 on hur own account
Rhoda Daughter to Na*^ & Ednah Bennet baptized June 7*^ 1778 on
hur mothers account
Annanias & Samuel Sons & Elizabeth-Mary-Hannah & Anne Daughters
to Jonathan Chilson baptized June 7*^^ 1778
Eleazer Son to Jedediah Bennet Baptized June 21^* 1778
Joseph Son to Elias Stearns Bap* August 2^ 1778
Lucy Daughter of Comfort and Esther Day Bap* Sep* 13*^ 1778.
Abilene & Hannah Daughters to Stephen Grover Baptised nov"" 13***
1778
Moses & Numanphits-Edmund-Ezra-& Azel 5 Sons of Noah & Molley
Cole Baptized novem'^^ 20*^^ 1778
David Son to David Cady baptized feb^'y 6*^ 1779
Dorcas Slack baptized april 11*^ 1779 on her own account
Huldah Daughter to Michael Hulet Bap* May 9*^ 1779
Constant Weever Baptized June y® 6*^ 1779 on his own account
William Son to Joseph & Zeruah Cary Bap* Jnne 6*^^ 1779
Eliphalet Son to Barnabas and Hannah Davis bap* Sep* 12*^ 1779
1912] Church m South Killingly, Conn, 135
Olive daughter to Ebn'^ & Olive Sparks baptized Jan^ 16'^ 1779 on her
mothers account
Mary Henry was baptized march 12*^ 1780 on her own account
Pain Son to D" Jacob Spalding Bap* May 7"' 1780
Melita Daughter to Jona*^ Day Jr Baptized June 4*^ 1780
Ordery Daughter to Davis and Sarah Spalding baptiz^ July 2*^ 1780
Hervy Son to Israel Day Bap*^ august ^^^ 1780
Hervy Son to David Cady bap' august 6^^ 1780
Lois-Daughter to-Na*^-&-Ednah-Bennett-bap' Oct^^-2''-1780 [sic]
Eliphalet Son to Na"» & Ednah Bennett bap^ oct^' 2^ 1780
Lois Daugh*'^ to Comfort Esther Day bap*^ octo^"" 2^ 1780
Ebenezer Son to Ezekiel & Hannah Robertson bap' octob'' 15'^ 1780
Eliphalet & Benjamin Sons & Lois Daughter of Abner & mary Day
bap' Nov™ 8'^ 1780
Jemima youngs baptized april ye 1' 1781 on her own account
Zadock & Charles Sons And Mary Elizabeth & Anne Daughters to
Nathan Day baptized may y^ 16'^^ 1781 on their mothers account
Lucinda Daughter to Elias Stearns baptized June S'^ 1781
Chester Son to John & Anne Huchens baptized June 24'*^ 1781
Molly Daughter to Comfort Walker Baptised July 22^ 1781
Selah Daughter to Danel Sprague baptized Ocf" 14'^' 1781
Hannah Daughter to Daniel Kee bap' Octo^' 28'^^ 1781
Lucy Daughter to na'^^ Spalding bap' Jan*"^ 27'^ 1782
Ednah Daughter to George Little Baptized april 14'^ 1782
George Son & Elizabeth Daugh*" to David Denison bap' april 15'^ 1782
Pearly- Willson Son to Abner & Mary Day bap' June 2^ 1782
John Son to John & Anne Hutchens Baptized Aug' 4'^^ 1782
Ezekiel Son to Noah & Molly Cole Bap' August 4'^ 1782
Darius. Theophilus & Samuel Sons to P]zra Hutchens Jun^ Baptized
Sep' 1«' 1782
Ezra Hutchens Son to Daniel Kee bap' Sep' 1^' 1782
Ezekiel Son to Davis & Sarah Spalding baptized Sep' 8'^ 1782
Nabby Daughter to Joseph & Zeruah Cary bap' Sep' 15'^ 1782
Lydia Daughter to D" Jacob Spalding baptized oct^"" 6'^ 1782
Rebekkah Daughter to Siloam and Molley Short was Baptized novem^"^
17'!^ 1782
John Son to Barnabas & Hannah Davis baptized June 1^' 1783
Billey Son to Elias Stearns was Baptized June y® 15'^^ 1783
Pardon Son to Daniel Kee was Baptized August 17'^ 1783
Isarel Son to Israel Day was Baptized Oct^ 5'^ 1783
Samuel Son to Ezekiel & Hannah Robinson Bapt^^ octob'^ 26'^ 1783
Salley Daughter to David Cady was baptized april y® 4'^ 1784
Anne daughter to John & Anne Hutchins
Betsey Daughter to Abner & Mary Day
Nathan Son to Nathan & Hannah Day Were all Baptized June 6'^ AD
1784
Elizabeth Daughter to Daniel & Sibbel Sprague & Eliphelet Wright
Son to Ezra & Anna huchens were both Baptized October y^ 3"^^ 1784 By
the Rev^ Mr. Socks ? (York?)
Molle Daughter to Siloam & Molle Short was Babtised By the Rev'
Elexander mell December y® 5'^ AD 1784.
John Son to Luther & Rebekah Eaton was Babtized June y*^ 5 AD 1785
By the Rev'^ M"" Israel Day
136 Church in South Killingly, Conn, [April
David Son of Comfort & Esther Day was Baptized June y® 12. 1785
Alma Daughter to Davis & Sarah Spalding Baptized July y® 10 1785
Lucy Daughter to Samuel & Tabitha Whitney Baptized Sept y® 11.
1785
Simon Son to Ezra & Ana Hutchins Baptized April y® 15. 1786
Betsey daughter of Ellas and Sarah Stearns:
Clarissa daughter of Daniel & Abigail Kely (?) &
Billey Son to Abner & Mary Day were all Baptized June y^ 4, 1786
Ezra Son to Joseph & Zeruah Cary. Hervey Son to John & Anna
Huchens. Eunice daughter of Barnabas & Hannah Davis. Daniel Son to
Siloam & Molly Short. Polly Daughter to Luther & Rebeccah Eaton
were all Baptized August ye 5 1786
Preserved Son to Ezekiel & Hannah Robinson was Baptized September
ye 17. 1786
Jacob Son to D'^ Jacob & Lydia Spalding was Baptized May y® 20
1787
Hannah Daughter of Nathan & Hannah Day was Baptized June y® 3
1787
Sabrae Wife of Elam Hulet was baptized August ye 5, 1787
Lydia. Welcom & Zopha (?) Son and Daughters of Elam & Sabrae Hu-
let were Baptized September y® 13 1787
Elisabeth Daughter of Davis and Sarah Spalding was Baptised October
y^ 14 1787
Zerviah Daughter to Andrew & Azubah Hall was Baptized October y®
22 1787
Elisha Son to Daniel & Sibel Sprague was Baptized April y® 6 1788
Eliphalet Wright Son to D" Jeremiah & Sarah Leffingwell was Baptized
April y« 22 1788
Agustus Son to Joseph and Zeruah Cary. Rebeckah Daughter to Siloam
and Molly Short were Baptized June y® 1. 1788
Cyrus Son to Ezra and Anna Huchins was Baptized June y® 22 1788.
Samuel Son to Abner and Mary Day Calvin Son to Samuel and Tabitha
Whitney was Baptized July y® 13 1788
Isaac Son to Elias and Sarah Stearnes was Baptized August y® 24 1788
William. Peter & Jehu Pain, Sons and Pennina & Elisabeth Daughters
of William and Lucina Barrows were Baptized Sept'm y^ 26 1788
Joshua Eaton, Anthony Brown, Joseph Slack, William Barrows, Kesiah
Pidge & Anna Slack were all Baptized August y® 3 1788
Esther Brown Jerusha Slack Allyn Pooler Siloam Short & Oliver Slack
were all Baptized October y^ 5 1788
Eunice, Zurviah, Molly & Cyrus Daughters and Son of Joseph and Je-
rusha Slack were all Baptized October y^ 5 1788
John and Frederick Sons of Noah and Mary Cole, William Daniel Molly
& Samuel Sons and Daughters of Anthony and Esther Brown were all
Baptized October y« 10 1788
John Son of Elom and Sabra Hulet was Baptized Decem 1788 Died . . .
Eunis Foster Patients Hulet & Betsey Brewster were Baptized Decem-
ber y^ 7 1788
Molly Hulet Baptized December y^ 21 1788
Widow Chloe Kee Baptized February 1 1789
Polly Daughter to Chester & Silva Ingols Baptized February 1789
Eunice Daughter to Luther and Rebecah Eaton Baptized June y® 7.
1789.
1912] Church in South Killingly, Conn, 137
Seth Son of Dea" Jacob and Lydia Spalding was Baptized June y® 14
1789.
George Son of John & Anna Huchins was Baptized June y® 21; 1789.
Rhoda & Chloe Daughters of the Wid Chloe Keeys was Baptized July
y« 18 1789.
Betty Daughter of Stephen & Ziporah Grover was Baptized July y® 17.
1779.
Shubal Son of Daniel & Abigail Kee was Baptized August y® 22 1789.
Rebecca Daughter to Anthony & Esther Brown was Baptized October
y« 25 1789.
Clarissa Daughter of Israel & Mary Day was Baptized December y^ 6
1789.
Pamela Daughter of Chester & Silva Ingols was Baptized December y®
16. 1789.
John, William, Zephaniah & Calvin Sons of Zephaniah and Lydia Eames
were Baptized January y® 15 1790
Zeruah Daughter of Andrew & Azubah Hall was Baptized February y®
21 1790
Luther. Hosea & Noah Sons, Ruth Hannah & Eede Daughters of Noah
and Allis Day were Baptized March y® 12 1790
Molly Daughter of Noah and Molly Cole was Baptized August 1790
Hannah Daughter of Ezra and Anna Huchins was Baptized Sept. 26
1790
Lora Daughter of Siloam & Molly Short was Baptized October y® 3
1790
Billy Son of Abner and Mary Day was Baptized May y® 29. 1791
Betsey Hulet Baptized August y^ 7 1791
Anna daughter of Dea" Jacob & Lydia Spalding- Lucy Daughter of
Siloam & Mary Short were Baptized April 1 1792
John Son of Elam & Sabra Hulet was Baptized April 22. 1792
Hannah daugh^* of Joseph & Jerusha Slack, Artemas Son of Luther &
Rebecca Eaton were Baptized June y® 3 1792
Abigail Daughter of Mr Prentiss of Glocester And Hannah his wife
Baptized June 12 1792
John Elderkin Son of Mr. Waldo Cantebury Baptized July. 1. 1792
Russel Son of Elias & Sarah Stearns Baptized July y^ 8 1792
David Son of Noah & Alis Day & Ebenezer Son of Seth & Chloe Short
was Baptized August y® 5 1792
Anna Daughter of Ezra & Anna Huchins was Baptized August 12
1792
Lois Daughter of Capt David & Lydia Cady was Baptized April 1793 . . .
Selah daughter of Joseph & Jerusha Slack was Baptized Augst 11.
1793.
Clarissa Daughter of Mr & Keziah Robbins of Douglas & Zubah Daugh-
ter of Andrew & Zubah Hall of Mansfield were Baptized October 6 1793.
Minnencey Daughter & Ruel Son to Doct Eliphal & Lucy Day were
Baptized Feb? 9. 1794.
Joshua Son of Dea" Jacob & Lydia Spalding Baptized April 6 1794
Lidya Daugh*^ of Capt David & Lydia Cady. Sabra Son of Elam & Sa-
bra Hulet were Baptized June 1. 1794.
Abna Daughter of Abner Day deceased And Mary his wife was Bap-
tized July 7. 1794
Nancy Daughter of Mr. Seph & Lydia Eames Baptized July 13 1794
138 Church in South Killmgly^ Conn. [April
Aurila Daughter of Siloam & Mary Short Baptized Augast 3. 1794
Sybbil Daughter of Mr. Daniel & Sybbel Sprague Baptized Aug 24
1794
Cyrus Son of Mr John & Anna Huchins & Keziah daughter of Mr Seth
& Chloe Short were Baptized December 7. 1794
Elisabath Daughter of Ezra & Anna Huchins Baptized Dec 14 1794
Lydia Cady Wife of Bro^^^ David Cady Bapt April 5 1795
Ire Titus Son of Mr Robins & Keziah his wife of Douglas Baptized
June 7 1795
Rebecca Daughter of Luther & Rebe Eaton Baptized August 2 1795
Baptized four children at Cantebury one of Mr Waldo and three of Mr
Evits (?)
Daniel Son of Elias & Sarah Stearns Bap^ Nov 15 1795
Anna Daughter of Doct Eliphal & Lucy Day Bapt February 7. 1796
Anna Waters Baptized on her own account on A sick bed appearing
near her end March 17 1796
Kate Daughter of Capt David & Lydia Cady Bapt April 3 1796.
Joel Hulet Son of Joel & Patients Baton Baptized August 21 1796
Daniel Son of Daniel & Sibyl Sprague Bapt Sept 11. 1796
Joseph Son of Joseph & Jerusha Slack Bapt February 5, 1797
Siloam Son of Siloam & Molly Short Baptized April 16. 1797
Hannah Daught of Dea Jacob & Lydia Spalding Bapt April 23'^ 1797
Deborah Daughter of & Keziah Robins was Baptized Sept 1 1797
Anna Daught of Elim & Sabra Hulet was Baptized August 5 1798
Elisabath Parkhurst was Bapt Decembr 2 1796
Sally Arlington Baptized on her own account April 1799
Elim Son of Elim Hulet & Sabra Hulet Baptized August 4. 1799.
Ezra Lincoln Son of Ezra & Hannah Huchins Baptized June 1. 1800
Erastus Son of Siloam & Molly Short was Baptized August 8. 1800
Anna Prude (Rude?) was Bapt on her own account Decemb 7 1800
Lemuel & Pamela Son and Daug of Joel & Patients Baton Bapt Janu-
ary 5 1801
Lords day Feb"^ 1 1801 Anna Durfy - David A Bacon Sally Bacon John
& Nabby Pidg Chloe Cady Mary Prude (Rude?) & Hannah Weaver were
Baptized on their own account.
Jacob Prude (Rude?). Jenney Hill Sally Day Rhoda Day Wever Foster
Lois Willson David Durfey Molly Durfey Barbery Willson Polly Basset &
Pheby Prude (Rude ?) Made a Publick proffession of Religion & were Bap-
tized Lords day April 5 1801 The same Day 12 other pers were admitted
to this chh.
Eliphalet Wright, Roxana Sophia, Charles, George Asa & Sally Sons
& Daufifhters of Joel & Sally Day
Also Denison, Ebenezer, John Milton & Asa Sons of Stephen & Molly
Spalding.
Also Ephraim Eliza Lydia William & Sophrona Sons & Daughters of
David & Sally Bacon.
Also Josiah & Daniel Sons of John & Abigal Pidge.
Clarissa Cutter & Isaac Huchins Son & Daughter of Josiah & Chloe
Cady, & Lyman, Anna & Rhoda Son & Daughters of Isaac & Rhoda Day
were all Baptized Lords Day May 24 1801 Such a dedication of house-
holds as was never before seen in this chh.
Bethiah Youngs Mercy lord & Filena Day were Baptized Lords day
June 7, 1801 on their own account.
1912] Church in South Killingly, Conn, 139
Israel Hubbard son of Eben'^ S. Day & Filena his wife was Baptized
the same day
Charles Henry & George sons of Zadock & Sally Eaton. Lyman Ster-
rey & John sons of David & Molly Durfey were Baptized June 12 1801
Lords day 14 June 1801 Baptized a child at Mansfield.
Phebe Rude & Sarah Youngs were Baptized August 2 1801
Paul Adams & Lydia Adams bis wife were baptized & Jacob & Agus-
tus sons & Elisabeth daughter of Jacob & Elisabeth Rude were Baptized
October 4 1801
Wiliam. Allyn Samuel John James & Pardon Sons, Nancy & Betsey
Daughters of Samuel & Anderson Also Laban Samuel Billy Asaph
& Asa sons of Synthia & Nancy daughters of Wever & Synthia Foster
were Baptized October 23 1801
Ruhamah Sprague was Baptized April 4 1802 on her own account Loisa
daug^ of De" Jacob & Lydia Spald was Baptized the same day
Mira daughter of David & Lydia Cady Sally daug^' of Elim & Sabre
Hulet were Bapt June 6. 1802
Comfort son of John & Naby Pidg Sally Daughter of David & Sally
Bacon, William Borden son Selah & Ruhamah daughters of Sam^^ & Ru-
hamah Sprague were Baptized August 1 1802
Harriet Kendal daughter of Ezra and Hannah Huchins Baptized Decem
26 1802
Anna daughter of David & Molly Durfy Baptized June 5 1803
Willard son of Dea" Stephen & Molly Spalding Baptized June 12 1803
Edy Anson son of Jacob & Eliza Rude Horace son of Isaac & Rhoda
Day Mary daughter of Josiah & Chloe Cady were Baptized Aug^*^ 7, 1803
Wever son of Wever Foster Baptized October 3 1803
Mary Daughter of Ebenezer S Day & Fila Dav was Baptized Decem-
ber 4. 1803
Meriah Levens Daughter of Co^ Shubael & Avis Huchins was Baptized
April 15. 1804
Hennery Bowen Son of David & Sally Bacon Baptized May 13 1804
Eliza Daughter of John & Abigail Pidge Baptized Aug^' 5 1804
Kataa Wood wife of Mr Rusel Wood Bapt Decmb 2 1804
Lucy Daughter of Joel & Sally Day Bapt August 11. 1805
Samuel Dorrance son of Henry & Olive Day Baptized August 18 1805
Clarissa Daughter of De" Stephen & Molly Spalding Baptized October
6, 1805
Eunice Daughter of David & Molly Durfy Baptized Octob^ 20 1805
William Spalding son of Zadok & Sally Eaton Peirce Cleveland Daugh-
ter of David & Sally Bacon Mary Daughter of Elim & Sabria Hulet &
Horatio Nelson son of Huchens & Almy Key were Baptized June 1. 1806
Henery Gould son of Ebenezer S. & Fila Day Baptized August 3 1806
Lois Cleavland daughter of Josiah & Chloe Cady Baptized October 5
1806
Benjamin Stevens son of Abel & Polly Short Baptized Febr 6 1787
George son of Harvy & Olive Day Baptized May 31. 1807
Mary daught of Saml & Ruhamah Sprague Baptized June 21. 1807
William Love son of John & Nabby Pidge Baptized Decemb"^ 6 1807
Calvin Son of Joel & Sarah Day Baptised Jan 28 1808
Horace son of Isaac & Rhoda Day Baptized June 5 1808
Amy Bacon daughter of David & Sally Bacon Baptized August 7 1808
Willis gilbert son of Zadock & Esther Eaton Baptized June 4. 1809
140 Church in South Killingly^ Conn, [April
Mary Daughter of Den Stephen and Mary Spalding Baptized May 29.
1810
Erastus Danielson son of Wever & Esther Foster Baptized June 3 1810
Abner Fitch son of David & Sally Bacon Baptized Augs* 5 1810
Emely daughter of Hervy & Olive Day was Bap' Sept 30 1810
Polly Massy daughter of John & Naby Pidge Baptized June 2 1811
William son of y® Wid Molly Ames Baptized June 23. 1811
Stephen son of Mr Stephen & Catherin Draper Baptized in Foster Au-
gust y« 14. 1811
Mary An daughter of Zadock & Esther Eaton Baptized August 16 1811
Sarah an daughter of Hervey & Olive Day Baptized Decem^"^ 1. 1811
daughter of Elam & Sabra Hulet baptized June 1812
Allis Brown Baptized Aug. 2. 1812 on her own account
Jerusha daughter of David & Sally Bacon Bapt*^ Sept 27 1812
Sarah Dixson. Jerusha Adams Mary Wood & Samuel Titus were Bap-
tized June ye 6 1813 on their own profession
John Cook Bap Octo 3 1813
Clarissa Daughter of Henry & Olive Day Ebenezer Day Ebenezer
Spalding son of Ebenezer & Anna Bennet Bap' August 1. 1813
Clarissa daughter of John & Naby Pidge Baptized December y^ 5 1813
Oliver Mason son of Ebenezer & Anna Bennet Baptized March y® 16.
1814
Lucy ainsworth daughter of David & SaUy Bacon baptized April 3^
1814
Sarah Daughter of Zadock & Esther Eaton. Daniel Fisher son of Ste-
phen & Cathrine Draper were Baptized June 5 1814
Isaac son of Hervey & Olive Day Bap' August 13. 1815
Zadock Paine son of Zadock & Esther Eaton Bap' Oct 6. 1816
Molly daughter of Mr. and Mrs Keziah Robbins Baptized October 6.
1816
Harlot Daughter of Hervey & Olive Day Baptized June 1 1817
Alva Grover Baptized on his own acount Febr. 1. 1818
Fanny Capron daughter of Stephen & Catherine Draper Baptized June
7. 1818
Henner}'- Paine son of Brother Zadock & Esther Eaton Baptized May 9
1819
William Fuller son of William B & Hanah Sprague was Baptized June
25 1820
Elisha Rodolfus & Samuel Strong (?) sons of Elisha & Clarissa Sprague
Baptized July 30 1820
Hiram Wilys son & Mary Anthony : Eliza An: Esther Brown & Eu-
nice Gould daughters of Den John Eaton & Mary his wife were Baptized
August 4 1820
Almira Blake Baptized on her own Profession Feb 4. 1821
Daniel son of Hervy & Olive Day Baptized August 17 1821
Fila Davis Baptized on her own Profession August 4. 1822
Else Chace daughter of Den John & Mary Eaton Baptized November
11 1822
Hannah Sprague Baptized on her profession & Ebenezer Stevens (?)
son of W. B & Hanah Sprague Bapt June 1 1823
Rebecca Bennet daughter of Den John & Molly Eaton born after her
father died & Samuel Borden son of William B & Hannah Sprague were
Bapt August 1 1824
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Sarah Lord daughter of James & Ora Danielson Baptized June 3 1825
Eliza Kies daughter of Wilson Kies Baptized August the 6*^^ 1826 on
her own Perfessn
Rev"^ Isreal Day Departed this Life December 10'^ A D 1835.
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP, MARRIAGES, AND BAPTISMS
ON THE ISLES OF SHOALS IN THE
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY*
Contributed by Joseph W. Warren, M.D., of Bryn Mawr, Pa.
In the book of " The Records of the Church of Gosport " the Rev. John
Tucke, pastor of that church from July 1732 to August 1773, or longer,
has noted the church membership together with detailed lists of the persons
baptized or married by him during his service of forty-one years. It seems
desirable to preserve these lists in a more permanent form. At another
time I hope to extend this partial enumeration of the inhabitants of the
Isles of Shoals and to determine the various families so far as the existing
documents permit. The lists here printed include residents on Hog Island
(the Appledore of to-day) and Smutty Nose, as well as dwellers in the
town of Gosport, but it must not be supposed that all the inhabitants are
given, for many of them had no close relations to this church. Unfortu-
nately, the book contains no lists of deaths or burials.
This particular church was the most conspicuous and also the best
known of the numerous congregations which from time to time have existed
on the Shoals ; its origin is given in a memorandum prepared by the Rev.
Nathaniel Morrill, pastor of the church in Rye. This is copied by Mr.
Tucke on page 4 of the Records, and reads in its essential part as follows :
"Anno Domini 1729. Sometime in the Spring of this year, at an Asso-
ciation of Ministers at Hampton, the Case of the People of the Isle of
Shoales with respect to their being without an Ordain'd Minister was con-
sider'd, & it was tho't expedient to send over a Minister or Two to see
how the People Stood affected towards the Settlement of a Minister among
them, & accordingly somet [? s^c] Ministers were chosen to go over, but
they not going, this Affair for the Present came to nothing. After this
the People themselves sent over to an Association at Portsmouth desiring
their Advice & Direction & they chose y® Rev^ M^ Morril of Rye to go
over & see if he could gather a Church among them. Accordingly M"^
Morril came over & the People readily agreed to have a Church Gathered
amongst them & that the 29*^ of June be observed as a Day of Fasting &
Prayer. And accordingly y® 29*^^ of June 1729 was kept & the persons
mentioned over Leaf in the Morning met at M"^ Joshua Moodys Lodging
& the afore mentioned Confession being Read unto them they then Signd
the afore mentioned Covenant & then they went to Meeting where was
made known what was done in Private & those Persons did in Publick
* At its conclusion this article will be followed by the Town Records of Gosport.
142
Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [April
Enter into Covenant with God & with one another."
The document "over Leaf" is entitled "The Covenant of y® C*^ of
Gosport, June 26*^ 1729," that being the day of the agreement, although
the formal acceptance and signing took place three days later. The names
signed to this Covenant (the marks being explained below) are then those
of the original members of the Church of Gosport, as follows :
-|- Joshua Moody. X
X Andrew Mace.
X John Ellinghood.
-|- Samuel Emery. X
William Muchemore.
-}- Elizabeth Moody.
X Elizabeth Mannering.
-|-Ruth Goold.X
X Hannah Crocket.
X Elizabeth Perkins.
X Kuth Carter.
X Abigail Muchemore.
Johannah Mace.
X Sarah Muchamore.
Ellinor Shaply.
X Dorothy Ellinghood.
X Ellenor Currier.
Rebecca Rendle.
X Mercy Currier.
X Mary Meldrom.
Sarah Down.
X Jane Dammeril.
-(- Mary Frost.
Later Membership of the Church of Gosport. The entries on pp. 59-61 of
the book form " A Record of Communicants Admitted by " [the words
" y® Rev^ M^ John Tucke " being erased]. In an abbreviated form the
list is this :
Jany 14*^1732/33. X Agnes Mace. Feb^ 4*^ 1732/33. X Widow Han-
nah Mace.
March 4*^ 1732/33. + Mary Condry & + Dorothy Valpy.
April V^ 1733. X John Michamore.
April 29^^^1733. +Elizabeth Emery.
March 3^ 1733/34. Sarah Mace.
June 3 0*^ 1734. + Andrew Mace
Jun^.
March 30*^ 1735. -|- Mary Carter
Jun^ X
April 22"^ 1733. X Elizabeth Han-
dle Widow.
June 3^ 1733. -f Ruth Down.
June 2^^ 1734. -f Deborah Mace.
March 30*^ 1735. X Mary Carter
Sen'^.
May 4*^ 1735. X Mary Down
May 4*^ 1735. +Mary Mitchel.
May 4*^ 1735. Elizabeth Obey
May 30*^ 1736. + Thomas Currier & -)- His Wife Sarah X
Aug. 29*^ 1736. X Susannah Kelly & Her Daf^ -f Hannah Kelly.
March 6*^ 1736/37. Mary Horn.
Jan: 29*^ 1737/38. X Lydia Cur-
rier Widow.
Sept'" 3^ 1738. X Grace Beckman.=^
March. 30*^ 1740. + Mary Randel.
June. 1^* 1740. X Martha Down.
May V^ 1737. Sarah Matthews.
April. 2"^ 1738. + Elizabeth Tolpy.
May. 27*^ 1739. + Elizabeth Whit-
ten.
May. 4*^ 1740. X Amy Sanders.
Nov^ 1st 1741. -[- Benjamin Coker
& His Wife.
Jany3Pn741/42. Mary Mace Jun^
Nov' 29^^ 1741. X Joseph Mace
Jun'
Feby 28*^ 1741/42. X William Sanderson & X Mary His Wife.
Elizabeth Barter, X Sarah Goudey, & -j- Sarah Muchamore.
May 2"^ 1742. -|- Elizabeth Dammeril Wife of Benj''' Dammeril.
X Jacob Down Son of Ambrose Down.
X Samuel Matthews Son of Samuel Matthews.
Augs* 1st ] 742. y^ Judith Mace.
SepfS*^ 1742. -j- Susannah Currier.
Sepf^ 5^^ 1742 X Love Currier.
June. 5"^ 1743 X Anne Muchamore.
June. 26*^ 1743. + Gibbons Mace, & Elizabeth Miller.
* " Beckman " is written above an erased " Thompson."
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Aug^* 7th 1743^ y^ Elizabeth Allard.
=*^July. 3^ 1743. X John Mucha
more Jun'^.
Ocf^ 2"^^ 1743. X John Currier.
June. 3^ 1744. X Caleb Currier.
Ocf^ 30*^ 1743. X Anne Currier.
Nov'' 4"' 1744. X Samuel Mucha-
more & Ruth His Wife.
May. 26'^ 1745. Henry Shapley.
Aug^*^ 23^ 1752 + Sarah Newton.
April. 4*-^ 1756. Elizabeth Shapley.
June. 6*^^ 1756. Sarah Sanders Jun''.
Jany 2"^ 1757. Love Randal.
July. 27*^ 1760. + Molly Downe.
Oof 4^'^ 1761. -f Hannah Holland.
June. 6"^ 1762. Mary Muchmore.
April. 28*^*^ 1745. -j-Deborah Goudey.
April. 5"^ 1747. X Samuel Varrell.
Feby 1^^ 1756. Sarah Bickham.
April. 4*^ 1756. X Anne Ellenwood.
Aug^t 22"*^ 1756. + John Tucke.
Nov'' 4"' 1759. X Elizabeth Crocket.
May. 3^^761. -f- Nanny Shapley.
AprU. 18^^ 1762. Cap. Joseph Much-
more.
Feby 19*^ 1764. X Abraham Crocket. May 4^^ 1766. Love Tucke.
July 6^^ 1766. Mary Walton.
The marks against some of the names above are explained on a slip of
paper, in the handwriting of Mr. Tucke, which is pinned to the first page
of the book, and reads as follows :
" Those of y« C*'^ w*^ This Mark X before Their Names, are dead :
Those, w*^' This Mark -|-, have Removed from Hence :
Those, w^^ This Mark X After Their Names, are Dead, After They
Removed.
Wrote Jany 7'^ 1771 "
The only recorded admission by letter occurred Sept. 3, 1738 (p. 13),
when " M'^ Joanna Muchamore y® [second] Wife of Deac" IMuchamore "
was received by virtue of a letter from " y® Reverend M^ Caleb Cushing
Pastour of y® first C^^^' of Christ in Salisbury "
Few Dismissions from the Church of Gosport are noted. The list (p. 91)
is this :
July 3^ 1743. " Andrew Mace & Deborah His Wife " to the First Church
in Hampton.
Sept'^ 13th 1761. " The Rev^ M'' John Tucke of Epsom, going to be Or-
dain'd there," dismissed to the Church in Epsom.
Aug«^ 13th 1759^ u garah Muchmore, Now y^ Wife of Thomas Fellows "
to the Church in Hampstead.
Aug^*^ 27**^ 1769. "Susanna Currier, Widow of Caleb Currier, Deceased,
having Since Her Husbands Death Removed to Portsmouth," to the
South Church in Portsmouth.
Oct^ 15*^ 1769. Elizabeth Talpey to the First Church in York.
The Marriages at Gosport occupy a little more than four pages of the
Church book, beginning at page 183.t The entries are marked as
" A Record of Marriages by ," the words " y® Rev^ M'" John
Tucke " having been erased. The record is entirely in the hand of
Mr. Tucke, as follows :
* In a letter of 4 July, 1743 Mr. Tucke writes : ** We have a revival of religion among
us." He does not say when it began.
t It must be remembered the marriages of Shoalers were often celebrated on shore,
and such marriages are consequently not recorded here.
144 Isles of Shoals in the Eightee7ith Century [April
Jan^ 24*^ 1731/32. William Robinson & Mary Mace were Joyned in
Marriage. "^
Oct"^ 30*^ 1732. Benjamin Damerill and Elizabeth Webster were
Joyned in Marriage.
Oct'^ 31^' 1732. George Valpy & Dorothy Currier Jun'^ were Joyned
in Marriage.
Jan^ 25*^ 1732/33. Capt^ Robert Down Widower & Martha Beckmanf
were Joyned in Marriage.
Feb>' 13"^ 1732/33. Philip Brock & Dorothy Beckmanf were Joyned in
Marriage.
April 5*^' 1733 William Swain & Mary Sanderson were Joyned in
Marriage.
May 21^*^ 1733 Peter Robinson & Agnes Down were Joyned in
Marriage.
Dece'^ 27*^ 1733. John Volpy & Agnes Mace were Joyned in Marriage.
Jan^' 7*^ 1733/34. Richard Tolpy <& Elizabeth Carter were Joyned in
Marriage.
June. 3^ 1734. Richard Nock & Anne Brag Widow were Joyned
in Marriage.
Dece'^ 12'^ 1734 Jn^ Barter & Martha Simmons Widow were Joyned
in Marriage.
April 22"^ 1735. Abraham Crocket Widower & Elinour Currier Widow
were Joyned in Marriage.
July 2P* 1735. Robert Casewel & Martha Down were Joyned in
Marriage.
Aug^* 25*^ 1735. Samuel Abbot & Martha Barten Widow were Joyned
in Marriage.
Dece'^ 15^^ 1735. M' Eleazer Hudson & M''^ Mary Carter were Joyned
in Marriage.
Feb. 28"' 1736/37. Samuel Sewal Jun' of York & Hannah Kelly were
Married.
March 17^^ 1736/37. Arthur Rendle Widower & Sarah Mace Widow were
Married.
Kov^ 30*^^ 1737. John Varrel & Rachel Sadler were Joyned in
Marriage.
Feb : 9^^ 1737/38. William Robinson Widower & Mary Adams were
Joyned in Marriage.
Feb: 9^^ 1737/38. James Robinson & Elizabeth Grindel were Joyned
in Marriage.
March 5*^ 1737/38. Matthew Vowdey Widower & Lydia Currier Widow
were Joyned in Marriage
June. 1 9*^ 1738. Tobias Allen & Elizabeth Muchamore were Joyned
in Marriage.
July 14^^ 1738. Robert Dammeril & Elizabeth Henderson were
Joyned in Marriage.
July. 31^^ 1738. James Allard Jun"" & Sarah Down were Joyned in
Marriage.
Dece^ 12"^ 1738. W™ Kerswill & Sarah Currier were Joyned in
Marriage.
*This record antedates what is elsewhere called the ** ordination " of Mr. Tucke,
which occurred 26th July 1732.
t ** Beckman " in each case is written above " Thompson," through which name a
line is drawn.
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Dece'' H'^^ 1738. Jn° Muchamore Jun'^ & Anne Ball were Joyned in
Marriage
Jan: 29*^ 1738/39. Jn^ Currier & Anne Down were Joyned in Marriage
Feb: 1. 1738/39. Samuel Grindel & Mary Emmons were Joyned in
Marriage.
May. 1^* 1740. Moses Stockman of Newbury & Mary Randel were
Joyued in Marriage.
AvL^^ 28^^ 1740. Samuel Yarrel & Elizabeth Perkins were Joyned in
Marriage.
April 16*^ 1741. Samuel Kobison & Dorothy Lock were Joyned in
Marriage.
Oct^ 5*^ 1741. M^ Benjamin Coker Widower & M" Susannah Fox
Widow were Joyned in Marriage.
Jan^ 28*^ 1741/42. John Crosbey & Anne Randel were Joyned in
Marriage.
May 10*^ 1742. John Sanderson & Mary Mace Jun'^ were Joyned in
Marriage
Jan^" 4*^ 1742/43. Samuel Muchamore & Ruth Currier were Joyned in
Marriage.
June 4*^^ 1744. Thomas Goudey Widower & Deborah Skinner were
Joyned in Marriage.
Dece^ 29*^ 1743. Israel Beckman & Mary Robinson were Joyned in
Marriage.*
Dece^ 4*^ 1744. Thomas Fellows of Salisbury & Sarah Muchamore
were Joyned in Marriage. $
Jan^ 16'^ 1744/5. John Barter Widower & Deborah Dammeril were
Joyned in Marriage.
Jan^ 23^ 1744/5. Joseph White of Salem & Abigail Muchamore were
Joyned in Marriage.f
June. 3^^ 1745. James Ward of Portsmouth & Sarah Sanderson were
Joyned in Marriage. t
Nov'" 27*^ 1745. John Dammeril Widower <fe Elizabeth Whitten
Widow were Joyned in Marriage.
May. 12*^ 1746. Benjamin Marden of Rye & Rebecca Whitten were
Joyned in Marriage. $
Sept'' 29*^^ 1746. John Brag & Hannah Sanders were Joyned in
Marriage.
July 17^^ 1747. Henry Shapley & Elizabeth Sanders were Joyned in
Marriage.
Nov'^ 30^^ 1747. John Newton & Sarah Currier were Joyned in Mar-
riage,
Novn8*^ 1748. W"' Down Jun'" & Sarah Down Daf* of Jn° Down
Jun'^ were Joyned in Marriage.
Dec'^ 12^^ 1749. Abraham Ellenwood & Anne Currier were Joyned in
Marriage.
Aug^* 13th 1750. John Son of Jn° Down Jun'" & Deborah Toombs
were Joyned in Marriage.
Nov'^ 26*^ 1750. Thomas Horn & Elizabeth Clark were Joyned in
Marriage
*This record appears to be a belated entry. After the name *' Beckman " stands
the name *' Thompson," with many marks of erasure.
t This couple remained on the Shoals for some time.
X This couple probably did not remain on the Shoals.
146 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [April
Jan. 25"^ 1750/1. Peter Barter Jun'^ & Elizabeth Toombs were Joyned
in Marriage.
July 12*^ 1751. Samuel Down Jun'^ & Margery Down were Joyned in
Marriage.
I^ov^ 19*^ 1753. Jn° Mace & Elizabeth Randel were Joyned in Mar-
riage.
Dece'^ 5*^^^ 1753 Edward Kelly & Joanna Dammeril were Joyned in
Marriage.
FeV 20^^ 1754. Samuel Dammeril & Rebecca Downe Widow were
Married.
May 20*^ 1754. George Sanders & Sarah Currier were Joyned in
Marriage.
May 28*'^ 1754. Geoff ery Currier Widower & Sarah Downe Widow
were Married.
June 29'^ 1754. John Tate & Esther Meldrom were Married.
Nov^' 21^' 1754 W*^ Sanderson Widower & Mary Mace Widow were
Married.
Aug^*^ 11^^^ 1755. Thomas Chappell & Abigail Downe were Married
Oct"^ 23^ 1755. Gibbons Mace Widower & Elizabeth Emmons were
Married.
Sepf^ 5* 1756. Joseph Muchmore & Mary Carter were Joyned in
Marriage.
Nov'^ 8^^ 1756. Luke Power & Sarah Sanders were Joyned in Mar-
riage.
Dece^ 8*^^ 1756. Jn^ Crockett & Mary Parsons were Joyned in Mar-
riage.
May 6*^ 1757. Stephen Pierce & Elizabeth Barter, Dat*" of Peter
Barter, were Joyned in Marriage.
June 17*^ 1757. Elisha Horn & Tamesin Randal were Joyned in Mar-
riage.
Jan^ 4^^ 1758. W°^ Holbrook & Eliz*^ Downe were Joyned in Mar-
riage.
Feb^ 21^* 1758. Henry Carter Jun'' & Rachel Muchmore were Joyned
in Marriage.
Peb^ 4tii 1759. Edward Shapley & Nanny Miller were Joyned in
Marriage.
Aug^*^ 18*^^ 1759. Arthur Randal Jun^ & Ruth Downe were Joyned in
Marriage.
March 12*^ 1760. Robert Cass well Jun'' & Elizabeth Muchmore were
Joyned in Marriage.
Dece^" 1^^^ 1760. Edward Voudey & Sarah Varrell were Joyned in
Marriage.
Feb^ 18*^^ 1761. Edward Currier & Sarah Voudey were Joyned in
Marriage.
May 3^ 1761. Thomas Mace & Rebecca Randal were Joyned in
Marriage.
June 3*^ 1761. Henry Walker Andras & Rachel Varrell were Joyned
in Marriage.
Dece'^ 24*^ 1762. Richard Randal & Elizabeth Matthews were Joyned
in Marriage.
July 6''^ 1763. Joseph Dammerrill & Tabitha Mobbs were Married.
Augs*^ 24^^ 1763. W'" Allard & Joanna Varrell were Married.
Sepf^ 2"^ 1763. John Casewell & Joanna Muchmore were Married.
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Sept. 15^^ 1763. Samuel Varrell Widower & Martha Downe Widow-
were Joyned in Marriage.
Dece'^ 6^^ 1763. John Robinson & Elizabeth Downe were Joyned in
Marriage.
Ocf 25^^ 1764. Ebenezer Lord & Sarah Talpey were Joyned in Mar-
riage.
April 11^^ 1765. David Avery & Sarah Horn were Joyned in Marriage.
July 15'^ 1765. James Hickey & Mary Talpey were Joyned in Mar-
riage.
April 21^' 1766. M'*. Mark Walton & M''^ Mary Tucke were Joyned in
Marriage.*
June 4*^ 1766. M^ Jelfry Muchmore & M^'^ Love Tucke were Joyned
in Marriage.*
Sept. 15"^ 1766. Last Evening, Samuel Webber & Elizabeth Crocket
were Joyned in Marriage.
Nov'^ 17^^ 1766. Last Evening, Amos Kiss well & Rebecca Downe
were Joyned in Marriage.
Nov'^ 24*^ 1766. Last Evening, William Rugg & Mary Shapley were
Joyned in Marriage.
Dece'^ 4^^ 1766. George Randal & Sarah Muchmore were Joyned in
Marriage.
April 6^^^ 1767. Last Evening, Pelatiah Kisswell & Anne Perkins
were Joyned in Marriage.
Ocf^ 26*^ 1767. Henry Carter Shapley & Judith Randal were Joyned
in Marriage.
Aug^* 20^^^ 1768. Patrick Kenny Widower & Abigail Mace were
Joyned in Marriage.
Ocf 26"' 1768. Benjamin Randall & Elizabeth Shapley were Joyned
in Marriao^e.
Nov^ 14^^ 1768. Last Evening, Samuel Varrell Jun'^ & Patience
Staple were Joyned in Marriage.
Nov'^ 24^^ 1768. James Hickey Widower & Betty Miller were Joyned
in Marriage.
Nov^ 13^^ 1769. Last Evening, Jn« Brag Jun"" & Mary Driskill were
Married.
Nov^ 20*^^^ 1769. Last Evening, Arthur Kearswell & Susannah Downe
were Joyned in Marriage.
Nov^ 28^^ 1770. W^ Randal & Abigail Beale, Widow, were Joyned
in Marriage.
Jan^ 9*^ 1771. Josiah Varrell & Widow Eliz*^^ Pierce, were Joyned
in Marriage.
April. 15*"^ 1771. Last Evening, Samuel, Son of Samuel Downe, De-
cccised, by His Wife Joanna, & Dorcas Webber,
were Joyned in Marriage.
Aug^^ 19*^ 1771. Samuel Webber, Widower, & Sarah Newton, Widow,
were Joyned in Marriage.
Dece'^ 10*^ 1771. Jonathan Perkins & Love Ellenwood were Joyned in
Marriage.
May 25^^ 1772. Joseph Walpey & Susanna Voudey were Joyned in
Marriage.
Dece'^ 1^*^ 1772. Last Evening, Benjamin Freeman & Susanna Varrel
were Joyned in Marriage.
* Mr. Tucke makes delicate social distinctions here. These are his daughters Mary
and Love.
VOL. LXVI. 10
148 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [April
Dece^ 25^^' 1772. Last Evening, Edward Downe & Mehetabel Bedean
were Joyned in Marriage.
Dece'* 31^* 1772. Abraham Ellenwood Widower & Luce Parsons
Widow were Joyned in Marriage.
The Baptisms begin on page 99 with the heading :
*' A Record of Baptisms by [the words " y® Rev^ M^ John Tucke " are
erased]."
Of the families represented about twenty five belonged to towns on shore,
although at least three of these remained on the Shoals several years.
Aug^ 6*^^ 1732. Tabitha, Da*'^ of Sam^ Down & Johanna=* His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Augst 13th 1732. Elizabeth, Da^^ of M^ Tho^ Lambert^
& P^lizabeth His Wife, I -r, • , 1
George, Son of Robert Sanders & ^ were Baptiz d.
Mary His Wife,
Aug^* 20*^ 1732. Samuel, S. of Sam^ Emery & Elizabeth His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Sept^ 17'^ 1732. Jane, Daf^ of Jsaac Libby & Mary His Wife, was
Baptiz'd at Rye.
Sep'" 24^^ 1732. Francis, S" of Francis Combs & Abigail His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Ocf 8*^ 1732. Elizabeth, Dat^ of Gibbons Mace & Judith His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Oct^ 15«^ 1732. Jacob, S" of Samuel Yetton & Catharine, His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Jany 14*^ 1732/33. Jenny, Dat^ of Peter Oby & Elizabeth His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Feby 18*^ 1732/33. John, S" of Henry Carter & Mary^
His Wife
Edward, S. of William Down & Mary f ^^''^ Baptized.
His Wife, J
March 4*^^ 1732/33. Bernard, S" of Deac" W^ Muchimore & of Sarah his
wife, was Baptiz'd.
March 18^^ 1732/33. Mary, Daf^ of Tho« Horn & of Mary His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
April 1«* 1733 Joseph, S° of Jeffry Currier & of ]
Mercy His Wife, ! -d f )/i
Susanna,* Dat'' of John Parsons & of f ^^""^ ^^P^'^ ^•
Mary His Wife, J
April 8^^ 1733. Henry, S" of John Cleary & of Martha His Wife,
was Baptiz'd,
April 22"*^ 1733. Elizabeth Randle, Widow, was Baptiz'd.
June 17^^ 1733. Susanna,* D^" of W" Sanderson & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
June 24^^ 1733. Abigail, D^' of Sam^ Currier & of Abigail His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
July 29^^ 1733 Elizabeth, D'^ of Daniel Rendel & of Eliz*^ His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
* A final h is erased.
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Aug^t 12th 1733^ Elizabeth Dammeril, Wife of Ben-
jamin Dammeril,
Henry, S" of Beniamin Dammeril & -o ^^ » i
of Eliz'^ his Wife, l-wereBaptizd.
Ambrose, S" of Ambrose Down &
of Sarah his Wife, J
Aug«t 19th 1733 jy^ary, Daf of M^ Jn« Tucke & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Sepf 30*^ 1733 Mary, D. of Sam" Matthews & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd,
Oct'^ 7^^ 1733. William, S" of George Perkins & of]
Elizabeth His Wife, I -r f »^
Barten, S" of Thomas Perkins & of f ^^^^ ^^P^^^ ^•
Sarah His Wife, J
Oct*- 14*^ 1733. Elizabeth, D*" of Peter Barter & of Eliabeth His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 28*^ 1733. Caleb, Son of Thomas Currier & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Nov'^ 11th 1733, Margery, Dat^" of Jn« Down Jun'^ & of Abigail His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Dece'^ 2"^ 1733. Sarah, D'' of Charles Randal & of Rebecca His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Dece'^ 9^^^ 1733. Abigail, D'' of Capt" Robert Down ]
& of Martha His Wife, |
Robert, S" of William Down & of I -d .. , -,
Mar; His Wife, ^ ^ were Baptiz d.
Dorothy, D^ of Edward Currier & of
Dorothy His Wife,
Dece'* 16*^ 1733. Philip Brock, Adult,
Mary, Daf of Philip Brock & of
Dorothy His Wife, J- were Baptiz'd.
Edward, S" of Joseph Hall & of
Mary His Wife
Jan^ 13^^ 1733/34 Mary, Dat^' of George Volpy & of Dorothy His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
March 3^ 1733/34. William, S" of William Swain & of]
Mary His Wife, ! -r f ^
Joshua, S" of John Dammeril & of [ ^^^^ ^^P^^^ ^•
Jane His Wife, J
March. 10*^ 1733/34. Robert, S" of Peter Robinson & of Agnes His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
April 28^^ 1734. Edward, S" of Reuben Shapley & of Eleanor His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
June 9*^ 1734. Sarah, Dat^ of John Pain & of Sarah ]
His Wife, I -R ,. , .
Joanna,=^ Daf- of Joseph Mitchel & f^^^® ^^^^'^ ^•
Mary His Wife, J
July 7^^ 1734. Mehetabel, Daf^ of Nat^ Adams & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Augst 4th 1734. Thomas, S" of W™ Sanderson & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Augst 11th 1734. Samuel, S" of M"^ Jn^ Tucke & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
* A final h is erased.
150 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century
Aug^^ 3ist 1734.
[April
Sepf^ 1«* 1734.
Sept^ 22"d 1734
Sept'"29^^ 1734.
Oct^ 12*^ 1734.
Nov^ 24^^ 1734.
Dece^ 22"^ 1734
Dece'' 23^ 1734.
Joanna,* Dat^ of Andrew Mace Jun"^ & of Deborah
His Wife, was Baptiz'd.
d^^ This Child was Baptized in Private.
o ' I Twin Children of Rich*^ Currier & of Love
J f His Wife, were Baptiz'd.
Thomas, S" of Tho« Carman & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Hannah, Dat"^ of Ens" Joseph Mace & of Mary His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
John, 8" of Francis Coombs & of]
Abigail His Wife, I "r +• m
Gibbons, S"^ of Gibbons Mace & of | ^
Judith His Wife, J
Andrew, S" of Jn^ Volpy & of Agnes His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
Susanna,! Dat^ of John Cleary & of Martha His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Mary, Dat^ of W'" Robinson & of Mary His Wife,
was$ Baptiz'd
([^^ This Child was Baptiz'd i^i Private.
Dece^ 29^^ 1734. Peter, Son of Peter Obey & of Eliza- ]
beth His Wife, I -r. +• ^a
Benjamin, S" of William Swaine & [ P •
of Mary His Wife,
Jan^ 12*^ 1734/35. Joanna,t Dat^' of Joseph Dammeril Jun'' & of Mary
His Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Jany 19*^ 1734/35. Henry, Son of Henry Carter & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Feby 23^ 1734/35. Margaret, Daf of Samuel Emery & of Elizabeth His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
March 16*^ 1734/35. Rachel, Dat^' of Deac° W"^ Muchi- ~
more & of Sarah His Wife,
Richard, S" of John Parsons & of
Mary His AVife, . ^ "R T 'rl
Susanna,! Dat^ of Caleb Currier & [ P •
of Susanna! His Wife,
Elizabeth, Dat'^' of Samuel Down &
of Joanna § His Wife,
Reuben, Son of Isaac Libby & of
Mary His Wife,
Benjamin, Son of Jn^ Garland & of
Elizabeth His Wife,
Benjamin, vSon of W*" Sevey & of
Hannah His Wife,
Benjamin, Son of W"^ Pain & of
Susanna! His Wife,
These Children were Baptized at Rye, their Pareiits Belonging there
* An h in the middle and at the end is erased.
t A final h is completely, a middle h partially erased.
X A final h is erased.
f An h is erased iu the middle and at the end.
I
April 20^^ 1735.
> were Baptized
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151
> were Baptized.
May 11*^ 1735.
> were Baptized.
May 4*^ 1735. Mary, Daf of Jeffrey Currier & of
Mercy His Wife,
Joseph, Son of Samuel Yetten & of
Katharine His Wife,
Elisha, Son of Thomas Horn & of
Mary His Wife,
Dorothy, Daf of Samuel Currier &
of Abigail His Wife,
Ruth, Daf of M'" Solomon Page & '
of Dorothy His Wife,
Moses, Son of Sam^ Sevey & of Abi-
gail His Wife,
Mary, Daf^ of Ozem Dowse & of
Elizabeth His Wife,
Mary, Daf of Jon* Lock & of Sarah
His Wife,
Hester, Daf^ of W"^ Tucker & of
Mary His Wife,
Lucey, Dat^ of Jon* Moulton & of
Elizabeth His Wife,
^Meribah, Dat^ of Tho« Rand & of
Hannah His Wife,
These Children were Baptized at Rye, y^ Parents Belonging there.
May 18"^ 1735 Sarah, daf^ of Nath^ Rand & of Mary His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
This Child was Baptiz'd at Bye, its Parents Belonging there.
June 8**^ 1735. Sarah, Dat^ of Ambrose Down & of 1
Sarah His Wife, ! -o -• >j
Margaret, Daf^ of Peter Robinson & ( P •
of Agnes His Wife, J
June 15^^ 1735 Phebe, Dat^ of Ebenezer Gove & of Elizabeth His
Wife, was Baptiz'd
This Child was Baptized at Hampton Palls, its Parents Belonging y^.
June 22"^ 1735. Simon, Son of Benj* Lamprey & of ^
His Wife, I "R t* 'd
Dorothy, Daf of Ephraim Hooms & ( ^ *
of Betty His Wile, J
These Childre7i were Baptiz'd at Rye, y^ Parents Belonging there.
July 6^1^ Mary, Dat'^ of Ithamar Sevey & of His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
This Child was Baptized at Rye, its Parents Belonging there.
July 13*^ 1735. Sarah Dat^ of George Volpy & of"
Dorothy His Wife
George Son of Philip Brock & of
Dorothy His Wife
Mary Daf of Abner Sanborn & of ^
-His Wife
^were Baptiz'd.
July 27*1^ 1735.
Ruth Dat^- of Reuben Smith & of j^^^'"^ Baptized.
His Wife J
These Children were Baptiz'd at Hampton Palls y^ Parents belonging there.
Aug«t 10*1^ 1735. Thomas S" of Thomas Goudey & of 1
Sarah His Wife I "r f* M
Mary Dat^ of Joseph Mitchel & of f ^^^® ^^^^^^ ^•
Mary His Wife J
152 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [April
Aug^t 31«* 1735. Sarah Dat^ of George Perkins & of Eliz^^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Sepf^ 21»^ 1735. Joseph Son of Edward Currier & of Lydia His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Dece'^ 27*^^ 1735. John Son of Capt° Robert Down & of Martha His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
[[^^ This Child was Baptizd in Private.
Dece'^ 28*^ 1735. Thomas Son of Thomas Perkins Deceased & of Sarah
His Wife was Baptiz'd.
Jany 18*^ 1735/36. Samuel, Son of Jn« Down Jun"^ & of Abigail His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Feb: 22^^ 1735/6. Sarah Dat^ of Robert Sanders & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
March. 7*^ 1735/6. Sarah Daf of Thomas Currier & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
April. 18^^ 1736. Jn« Son of W"* Down & of Mary]
His Wife ! Ti ,• ,^
Elizabeth Daf of Rich^ Tolpey & {"^^'^^ Kaptiz a.
of Eliz*^ His Wife J
June 13^^ 1736. Daniel Randies Son Richard was Baptiz'd.
June 23^ 1736. Bithiah Dat^ of M^' Jn« Tucke & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
d^^ This Child was Baptiz'd in Private.
June 27^ 1736. Abigail Daf^ of Charles Rendle &]
of Rebecca His Wife I -r f m
Elizabeth Dat^ of Abraham Crocket f ^
& of Elinor His Wife J
July 4*^ 1736. Elizabeth Daf of Peter Barter & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
July 11*^ 1736. Abigail Daf^ of Benjamin Dammeril & of Elizabeth
His Wife was Baptiz'd.
July 17*^ 1736. Peter Son of Samuel Matthews & of Sarah His wife
was Baptizd.
d;^^ This Child was Baptizd in Private.
July. 18*^ 1736. Joseph Son of Joseph Mace & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Aug:«t 1st 1736^ Robert Son of Charles Miller & of")
Elizabeth His Wife '■ "R f' M
Sarah Daf^ of Joseph Hall & of j ^
Mary His Wife J
Augsfc 8'^ 1736. Mary Dat^ of W"^ Fox & of Susannah was Baptiz'd.
Aug«t 15^^ 1736. Margaret Daf^ of Jn° Cleary & of Martha His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Sepf^ 12. 1736. lames Son of Reuben Shapley & of Elinor His Wife
Was Baptiz'd
Nov"^ 28*^ 1736. Mary Dat^ of Henry Carter & oV
Mary His Wife
Robert Son of Robert Casewell &
of Martha His Wife
Mary Daf of Peter Robinson & of
Agnes His Wife
Dece'^ 5^^ 1736. Thomas Son of W"" Sanderson & of Mary His Wifd
was Baptiz'd.
>were Baptiz'd.
were Baptiz'd.
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Dece'^ 26*^ 1736. Mercy Roberts Adult
Nathaniel Son of Naty Adams & of [^ were Baptiz'd.
Mary His Wife
Feb: 1^^ 1736/37. Henry Son of Capf^ Robert Down
& of Martha His Wife )• were Baptiz'd.
Thomas Son of Martha Barter
March. 27^^ 1737. Hannah Dat^ of Caleb Currier & of Susannah His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
April 3^ 1737. Sarah Daf of Francis Neighbour & of Mary His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
April 17'^ 1737. William Son of Deac" W°^ Mucha-]
more & of Sarah His Wife
Samuel Son of Samuel Currier & of
Abigail His Wife
Mary Daf of John Parsons & of
Mary His Wife
April 24*^ 1737. Mary Daf^ of Jn° Volpy & of Agnes His Wife was
Baptiz'd
^ ' p /of Jonathan Lock & of Sarah His Wife
Abigail Datr ) ^^"^ ^^P^^"'^ ^^ ^^"•
May. 22"^ 1737. Mary Daf^ of Samuel Emery & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptizd.
June 12^^ 1737. Mary Daf^ of Jn« Down Jun'^ & of Abigail His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
June 19^^ 1737. James Son of Gibbons Mace & of Judith His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
July 3^ 1737. Sarah Daf^ of Richard Currier & of Love His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
July. 17"^ 1737. Susannah Daf^of Samuel & Catha-1
rine Yetten I -r <■• m
Mary Daf^ of Samuel & Sarah Mat- p^""^ ^^^^^"^ ^'
thews
Aug"* 7*^ 1737. Edward Son of George & Elizabeth Perkins was
Baptiz'd.
Aug«t 14"^ 1737. John Son of Jn*^ Barter & of Martha His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Aug«* 2Pt 1737. Mary Daf" of Francis Coombs* & of Abigail His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Sepf 18*^ 1737. Mary, Bat' ot Joseph Dameril Jun^ & of Mary His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Sept"^ 25^ 1737. Edward Son of Jeffrey Currier & of]
Mercy His Wife ! -R f M
Samuel Son of Andrew Mace Jun"^ j P
& of Deborah His Wife
Ocf^ 2°^ 1737. Johannah Daf^ of Daniel Driskil & of Sarah His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Nov*^ 13'^ 1737. John y« Son of Thomas Goudey & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Dece"^ 4^^ 1737. Sarah Daf^ of Robert Casewel & of Martha His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
♦ 6 is written over e.
154 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [April
Jaii:^ 15*^ 1737/38. Arthur Son of Arthur Rendle & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Jan : 22^^ 1737/38. Priscilla Daf of Ambrose Down & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
March. 19^^ 1737/38. Sarah Dat^' of Tho« Horn & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
AprU, 23*^ 1738. Mary Daf of W™ Down & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
May 21^' 1738. Joseph Son of Robert Down & of Martha His Wife
was Ba23tiz'd.
June 11*^ 1738. Mary Dat'- of M'^ Jn° Tucke & of ^
Mary His Wife I -d .• »^
Amy, Dat^ of Tho« Currier & of f^^"^ Baptiz d.
Sarah His Wife
June 18*^ 1738. Eleazar Son of M^ Eleazar Hudson & of Mary His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
June. 25^^ 1738. Ruth Daf of Jn^ Down & of Ruth His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Aug«* 20^^ 1738. Nanny, Dat'' of Charles Miller & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Sepf^ 3^ 1738. John Son of Henry Carter & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Sept'^ 17^1^ 1738. Jenny Dat^ of Peter & Elizabeth Obey was Baptiz'd.
Sept^ 24*^^ 1738. John Son of Peter & Agnes Robinson was Baptiz'd.
Oct' 1^^ 1738 Elizabeth Dat^' of Deac^ W°^ Muchamore & of Joanna
His Wife was Baptiz'd.
Abraham Son of Joseph Mitchel & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Oct^ 22^^^ 1738. Tamsin Dat^ of Charles Rendel &
of Rebecca His wife
Thomas Son of Joseph Mace & of
Mary His Wife
Mary Daf^ of Peter Barter & of
Elizabeth His Wife
Anne Daf^ of Sam^ Down & of
Joannah His Wife
Dece^ 3^ 1738. Mary Dat^ of Rich'i Tolpy & of Elizabeth His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Dece'^ 17*^ 1738. Jn*^ Son of Francis Coombs & of Abigail His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Jan:y 7*^ 1738/39. Edward Son of Matthew Voudey & of Lydia His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Feb.y 4*^ 1738/39. Martha Dat' of John Down Jun'' & of Abigail His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
March. 4<^*' 1738/39. Richard Son of Daniel Randel & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
April 15*^ 1739. Elizabeth Daf of Samuel Matthews & of Sarah His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
May. 20*^ 1739. Mary Daf" of Reuben Shapley & of ^
Elinor His Wife
Abigail Dat' of Samuel Currier &
of Abigail His Wife |
Mary Dat*" of Jn« Varrel & of Rachel |
His Wife J
>were Baptiz'd.
were Baptiz'd.
^
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June. lO''^ 1739. Sarah Daf* of Benjamin Dameril & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
June. 17"^ 1739. Joshua Son of Robert Dameril & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
June. 24th 1739. Samuel Son of Jn« Parsons & of ]
Mary His Wife ! -r +• m
Betty Dat^ of Gibbons Mace & of f ^^^^ i^aptiz a.
Judith His Wife J
July 1^' 1739. Sarah Daf^ of George Volpey & of Dorothy His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
July 22^^ 1739. Mary Dat'^ of Benjamin Marston & of Mary His
Wife was Baptiz'd at North-Hill. =^
Aug^* 12tii 1739. Richard Son of George Perkins & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Sept^ 2"^^ 1739. John Son of Philip Brock & of Dorothy His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Sept'' 3otii 1739. Stephen Son of Sam^ Yetten ^
& of Katharine His Wife r • to x- >j
T c ii T\ • ^ T^ ' ^ '^ V was 5ic |Baptiz d
Jeremy bon 01 Daniel Driskil [ l j r
& of Sarah His Wife J
Oct^ 7*^ 1739. Samuel Son of Jn« Muchamore Jun"^ & of Anne His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 14^^ 1739. Weymouth Son of Abraham Crocket 1
& of Eleanor His Wife I . Ti t* M
Sarah Daf^ of Peter Barter & of [ ^
Elizabeth His Wife J
Nov*- 11*^ 1739. William ) ^ . wm a ;i e 4^ iv/r
o [ Sons of W"^ Andras & of Margery
XT TTir 11 r His Wife Were Baptiz'd.
Henry Walker ) ^
Nov"^ 25^^ 1739. Elizabeth Dat'' of Samuel Emery & ]
of Elizabeth His Wife ! ^^^ ^^ ^.^,^
Anne Daf of John Currier & of ( ^
Anne His Wife J
Dece'^ 9*^ 1739. Mercy Dat^ of William Kerswell & of Sarah His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Dece"^ 16^^ 1739. Amos Son of Jeffery Currier & of Mercy His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
[To be continued]
DIARY OF JEREMIAH WEARE, JR., OF YORK, ME.
Transcribed by Samuel G. Webber, M.D., of Boston
[Continued from page 79]
[p. 36, cont'd]
July 1st on comon heavy thunder killed six sheep for Amos Littlefield
mr Samuel Hill killed and others we have heard of Lydia Witham the
wife of Abner Witham and Daughter of Samuel Webber of york departed
this life Born 1756 died 1833 July the 26
♦North Hill Parish of Hampton set off and incorporated as North Hampton in 1742.
156 Diary of Jeremiah Weare, Jr. [April
[p. 37]
November 28th 1814 on this Evening about 7 o clock there was an
Earthquake Shook very considerable Thanksgiving day on the first of
December the same year April 17th 1815 mr Michal Willson Departed
this life after long confinement consumtion age April 8th 1815 Capt
Peter Weare Departed this life Being on Well 3 or 4 years consumtion
aged was born October 20th 1780 being in the 35 year of his age August
2nd 1815 Phebe Perkins Departed this life 67 years of age the wife of
Joseph Perkins of eastend she was the Daughter of Joseph Weare Janu-
ary 7th 1816 hanah weare a child of peter weare Late of york Deceased
Departed this Life being about two years two years old aug 20th 1818
the Death of capt Joseph perkins at eastand
[p. 38]
Nov in the year 1788 quit agoing to sea in the year 1789 maid the first
fence on my Land where the orchard now is then Sot out about 30 trees
in the Spring In the Fall in the same year Sot out about 30 apple trees
more Cleared some for mooings Sot out some trees where herry lives in
the winter proceeding hald some wood around the great spring — april 1790
made a fence around a pice for mowing took in the Spring and joined the
orchard fence about four acres From mr Lemuel AVoodard Record that
Joseph Preble Died December 8th 1791 — aged — 63 — was the father of
Abigail Samuel Joseph Jane Henery talpy Departed this Life Sept 28th
1815 Nov 18th 1815 methias Webber Departed this Life aged 71 June
last
[p. 39]
June 24th 1812 war Promaned against England by American President
madison has the chear peace Ratified in England JDec 26th 1815 News
arived at New york — the news came to old york February 13th a high
Day the 14th Peace Ratified by President Madison 18th ahigh Day 22nd
A b 1815 on Saturday 31st of July 1824 Moses Weare & wife & 2 chil^
dren came from Boston to york to see folks — and left york the 13th Aug
A-D 1835 the snow falls the later part of November very cold January
1836 cold February cold march cold april cold this is the hardest
Winter that has been since the year 1780
[p. 40]
October 6th 1807 George Stover Departed this Died in the faith of Jesus
Christ — A sermon was Delivered by Saml Appleby Revelations 14th 13th
funeral August-24th 1812 this morning about one o clock John Weare
Departe Departed this Life would have been Eighty years old November
next the 29th Day had neither Son nor Daughter gave his Estate to
James Weare the Son of Daniel may 10th 1813 Abigail Banks Departed
this Life aged about 90-was half Sister to Saml preble & that family
Hipbeth preble Departed this Life aug 15th 1813 — aged 38 years after
long confinement with the Dropsy
[p. 41]
A D 1813 December 28th the great fire Broke out in Portsmouth N. H.
Burned Buck Strees & Daniel Streets Said to bee 3 or 4 hundred Build-
ings a little after this the fire Broke out again Burnt a Rope walk on
the South part of the town may 21th 1814 Very heavy thunder and sharp
lighting Bursted upon Theodore Webbers house in a very Surprising
manner from the top to the Bottom but killed person mrs Bragdon
60 dead but they recovered one Boy Hus[band] and mother burnt
I
1912] Diary of Jeremiah TVeare, Jr. 157
[p. 42]
This is the time and Birth of Nathaniel Webbers children whose wife
was the Daughter of the honored John Bradbury William Born October 2 6th
--1746 Philomela Born may 24- -1749 Jotham born January 28-- 1751
Lucy Born April 10-- 1754 Jerusha Born July 4-- 1756 meriah* Born
august 25 - - 1 759 Theodore Born may 20 - - 1762 Jabez Born april 27 - -
1765 David Born January 18 - - 1769
[p. 43]
fwe sailed stearing about S-E about 30 Leags then to the S-W by S or
thereabout of Cape Cod thence within 2 Degrees of Bermuda thence run
for the land made the Island of nomans land Run Down on nantucket
Sholes then put to Sea for Several Days then was chased in by a ship and
achored at tar polen Cove under an Island called Elizabeth From thence
to Rode Island called sectucet by the way agoing to providince from Prov
to nantucket thence to or near philedelphia from thence fell in with the
land long Island Near Sandy hook then Run Down to near london an-
chored there an Inglish fleet laying in our way there was Discharged
travelled home being gon about or near 2 months I went a fish Capt John
Weare then a coasting to boston & portsmouth tell about Dec. 30th 1778
[P- 44]
in the year 1779 I hald wood on shares with my father of Joseph per-
sons Land in the Spring I went to farming in march went to boon island
killed 14 siles in march about the 22 and 23 for thre Days fell a great
body of snow Continues on the ground untill the 7th of april being a
moderate winter Before a brig was cast away loaded with Dry fish from
Sant marys a prise A very fruitful season as ever was known by the liv-
ing the americans lost 17 sail of privateers at penobscott I did but little
till in Dec hald some wood from blocks the same sold well about 4 cords
and a foot was worth an ox near 500 wt.
[p. 45]
January 1780 was the most Severe Cold month that Ever was known
by the living very Deep snow fell the first of the month continues cold
Scarcely seen to thaw one Drop tell the 2nd of February the Day mrs
dark was buried mrs Lucy Weare was sick all this winter no travilling
a hard work to git fire wood this January near all Casco Bay is frose up
penobscott bay is said intirely frose up the like was never known by any
living in the year 1781 I farm for my living I first work on my land
pealed 5 J cords of bark I swapt oxen with William Webber gave him
twenty Dollars to boot Dec I cut and tired cut about 48 cords of wood
15 loags
in the year 1782 January went to hailing this winter I hald all the bark
wood & loags the Jeremia Solomon Ephraim Eligah amos Seth Jermih of
york another of others helpt them march cut wood on my land the 13th
I Brought an action of trespas against Jer Solom Eph Littlefield ; march
sent 18 cords of wood to boston Sharks perkins & gorge stove (r) to me
13/6 per cord then macking peperation for my law suite april cort left
* This is intended for Maria, as it appears on the town records of York.
fThis is probably an account of a cruise on a privateer during the Revohitionary
War in 1777 or early in 1778, and of his life subsequently. The account was probably
written afterward from memory, as p. 41 narrates events in 1814, p. 51 events in 1808,
and p. S3 events in 1822,
158 Diary of Jeremiah Weare, Jr, [April
the same to a Rule noah Littlefield moses . . . Sam herres Refrees beinof
a dry year in 1783 I farmed my fathers Land and for him corn is very
Dear 9/ at Boston by bushel
farming and hailing wood in the winter a midlen good season altho a
frost hapens in August that Does Damage not great to the corn but most
to beans & punkins in the year 1794 I make my business at farming and
hailing wood pealing bark &c corn is cheaper than last year in January
I cut myself in the ancle Don no Work about 30 Days in march we
hall loags oak to Build a vessell a cold snap
[P- 48]
in the fall of the year we saw the oak loads Cut timber to build the
vessel 2 great storms of Rain high tide mills & bridges goes Down
Langdon[?] sloop goes on short Sans another drives her up I am asawing
water knee high in the road in the year 1785 in the winter we hall the
timber & some more oak loags & pine for the Dack & boards for the Cabin
In the Spring we saw the same in april I went to the sholes along with
sam Clarke scooner lark, then home then to Boston in may Bought 1000
Sroas [?] of iron at 32/ pr 100 £16-0-0 Bought 114 gallons of molasses
[p. 49]
one Barrel of Rum and Coffee the 4th of august Raised her launched
her the 9th of november maid her Spars &c then 1786 liald wood this
winter april & may Riged her out Called her name AURORA went
to sea in may continued a costing at penopscot tell the 9th or 10th of
Dec then was cast away loaded from penobscot in a violent snow Storm
Saved the most of her teckel then we were in Debt about 9 hundred Dol-
lars — January 1787 we cut of the tackel & cut out the iron then I got a
small team went to lumbering theodore in perdenship with me got out
30 cords of wood sixty logs settled with the bigest Creditor Robardham
gave him a note on interest
[p. 50]
then in the winter 1787 Joseph persons having timber for hand to Build
a vessel agreed with him to build a vessel & we to Rid[g?] her at the
halves which he was to complete and fit redy to take the Rigin & we to
complete her with the same sail Rigen on every part that was on the aurora
adding what was Deficient lost or Dameged & one half to belong to the
said persons & the other half to Jeremiah & theodore Weare in equal
halves further it was agreed what iron pervision or any other thing that
we could let him have to Carry on the building of the sd that we should
have our pay out of her after Rate of £3-0-0 per ton April 22nd 1824 mr
Daniel Littlefield Departed this life aged about
[p. 51]
July 22th 1808 Olive Hutchins Departed this Life She had been con-
verted about 3 years and died in the faith of Jesus Christ with the consum-
tion 4 or 5 month — aged 22 a sermon was Delivered by Saml Aj^plebee
August 8th 1809 Stephen Littlefield Departed this life aged 26 had been
converted about five years and died in the faith of Jesus Christ he was a
man of good ability of quick understanding & a superior knowledge of the
nature of the world & of mankind the consumsion supposed on his vitals
about 5 months he was buried on the 10 Eld Saml Applebee Delivered
the funeral Sermon Rev 14th 13th Louisa Snowman the wife of Charles
Snowman Departed this Life August 11th 1809 She had been converted
1912] Diary of Jeremiah Weare, Jr, 159
about five years & appeared to Live a Calm Christian life about 3 years
after that she appeared to be in a state of Distraction Disordered in the
head it was said she came out from the state She was in about 9 or 10
month be'::'ore she died & praised the Lord after this we dont find conversing
about any thing Sam Applebee Delivered the funeral sermon
[p. 52]
Sept 18th about the first week of this month there appeared a star Early
in the Evening with avery high blase above the star which reflects a grate
light at times will appear 8 or 10 feet from the star, It appears to set about
9 o clock — It appears to set N W Northerly — and it appears to Rise about
2 o clock in the morning about N E by N some persons suppose there be
2 Biasing stars at one time We find there is But one Star and Does not
set at all But falls to the North out of site to those that are on the land
But the fishermen say they see her all night oct & nov the blase appears
10 or 15 feet of the westward all the while she appears Dec
[p. 53]
March 1822 mr Benjamin Preble aged 52 Departed this life April
9th 1822 Doctor william Lyman aged about 55 years Departed this life
April loth 1822 hanah avarell aged about 86 years Departed this life
never had a husband a talerest May 3 1822 John Freeman Departed
this life aged about 85 Esther freeman wife of sd John died about fifteen
months before he did May 24th 1822 Anne Lord the wife of William
Lord Departed this life — aged 22 she was the daughter of mathew per-
kins may 26th 1822 Eunice Perkins aged 71 Departed this life — the wife
of peletiah perkins said to live about 6 weeks without food for as soon as
she had eat any puked it up. and had this Disorder on her about 3 months.
She had been converted more than 17 years June 13th 1822 Lyda [?]
Trafton the wife of Eliphet Trafton Departed this life abeliever and Dyed
praising the Lord
[p. 54]
Aug 19th 1822 Jerusha Stover Departed this Life aged Q6 years July
4th she is the first that has died of Nathaniel Webbers Deceased children
safe the first child died young their as eight Left the youngest of them is
David he is fifty three January 18th so it is an on comon thing that nine
children should all live 53 years this woman was a christian about 15 or
16 years and was brought out under Samuel Applebee improvement a few
Days after he preached at mr John Bowdens mr gorge Stover her husband
has been dead fifteen years oct next and died in the faith Sept A D 1822
Lucy Bowdon Departed this Life Oct 6th 1822 in the night on his pas-
sage from Boston to Capenedick was Drowned off york harbor Nov 2d
1822 Charles Bradbury Departed this life Nov about 4th 1822 hepebeth
Reyois [?] child Dyed about 3 years age
[p. 55]
Nov about the 7th 1822 the aged widow anne Stover Departed this Life
Nov about 6th 1822 the widow Ade molton Lost a son sd about 10 years
old January 9th 1823 the widow Philamela Emery of Berwick Departed
this Life would be If she had lived till the 24 of may next 74 years old.
She had been in a Declining State of health about seven years she seemed
to Injoy But little satisfaction in this Life Seamed to be Solitary in mind
She was Lovely in her family active and Beautiful through her Life She
Delighted in the truth and hated that which was Evil many years before
her Death January 17th 1823 the widow keswell the mother of Richard
talny his wife Departed this Life her age thought to be Between 60 & 70
160 JPltkin Ancestry in England [April
[p. 66]
Feb about the 7th or 8th 1823 our friend mr Storah Sewall Departed
this life aged about 70 Feb about 7th or 8th 1823 hulda hill Departed
this life She was a widow to Comes hill more than 46 years Au^^ust 21st
1823 mary Brown Departed this Life a vertious woman Left the world
in the triumphant of faith aged 35 years march Last 4th Day April 21st
1824 Abraham Bowden a son to mr John bowden Departed this Life aged
between 20 & 30 small pox the Doctors supposed to be yellow fever by
which the Infection spread May 5th Eunice Bowden the mother of the
above abraham Died with the small pox she was a christian for about 18
or 19 years Anne Bowden Died may 6th with the small pox age about
60 the wife of David may 7th 1824 Amena Abat Departed this life small
pox the Daughter of John Bowden aged about 30 years She Left A family
of children She was a great sufferer had her child alone no woman to help
her
[To be continued]
I
J NOTES ON THE PITKIN ANCESTEY IN ENGLAND
Communicated by Miss Mary Kingsbury Talcott of Hartford, Conn.
These Pitkin notes were gathered by the compiler in England
during the past summer, and, while not giving a complete family
record, they furnish interesting particulars regarding the English
origin of a family which has been a prominent one in Connecticut,
having furnished a Governor, a United States Senator, several
Judges of the Superior Court and other eminent lawyers, a number
of military officers who served in the French and Indian Wars and
in the Revolution, and also several clergymen.
William Pitkin, wdio came to Hartford in 1659, and was, at once,
engaged to fill the position of Master of the Grammar School, had
received an excellent legal education, and, judging from the con-
tents of a number of note-books in his handwriting which have
been preserved, he was well taught in theological lore. About two
years later he was appointed King's Attorney for the Colony, and
he was considered one of the ablest lawyers in Connecticut. He
was Deputy from Hartford to the General Court from 1675 to 1684,
1689, 1690, Treasurer of the Colony, 1676-1678, Assistant, 1690-
1694, holding this office at the time of his death. Commissioner of
the United Colonies, for Connecticut, in 1678, Commissioner in
1683 to treat with Governor Dongan about the Ncav York Boundary,
and in 1693 one of the Commissioners to adjust the New York
Boundary Line. He died Dec. 16, 1694, aged 58, according to his f
gravestone in the Centre Church burying-ground in Hartford. He
married, about 1661, Hannah, daughter of Ozias Goodwin of Hart-
ford. In his will, dated Sept. 27, 1694, he mentions his "dear
Brother Roger," and his " Sister Woolcott." The latter was the bril-
liant and attractive Martha Pitkin, who came to New England in
i
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1661 to visit her brother, hoping, according to tradition, to take
him back to England with her. So great was the admiration aroused
by her talents and brilliancy it was decided by some of the elders
of the Colony that such a desirable personality should not be allowed
to leave the Colony, and that she should be induced to remain. It
is also said that some of the younger men drew lots to decide which
of them should be fortunate enough to pay his addresses to her.
Simon Wolcott, of Windsor, was the lucky man, and she married
him and became the ancestress of a distinguished race — governors,
judges, etc. After Mr. Wolcott's death she married a second hus-
band, Hon. Daniel Clark. She died in East Windsor, Oct. 13,
1719, "in her 80^^ year," which corresponds exactly to the date of
her baptism in Berkhamsted, Co. Herts, in 1639.
It will be seen that all the particulars the compiler has found in
England agree with such traditional knowledge as we had of the
early history of the Pitkins, and it is interesting to know that the
father of William, Roger, and Martha was an Oxford graduate, and
Master of the famous old school at Berkhamstead, originally founded
by King Henry VIII, but re-organized and endowed by Edward YI,
and known as the Free School of King Edward VI. Some Pitkin
wills of an earlier date were found, and as the testators lived in the
vicinity of Berkhamstead they were probably related to AVilliam, the
burgess of Berkhamstead. The will of Robert Pytkyne of Ivinghoe,
Co. Bucks, dated Feb. 27, 1579, mentions two sons named William,
William the elder, and William the younger, and a further search
may reveal a relationship.
In Vol. 34, pp. 194-5, of the Register is printed a letter
from Walter Barnesley, of London, to William Pitkin in Hartford,
written in 1667, which confirms the foregoing statements. See
also the Pitlcin Genealogy^ by A.. P, Pitkin, Hartford, 1887,
and Mrs, Salisbu7'y^ s Family Histories, 1892, Vol, 2,
Abstracts of Pitkin Wills
The will of William Pitkin of Berkhamstead St. Peter in y^ County of
Hertford, 12 June 1644. To son John Pitkin £300 ; to dau' Martha Pit-
kin £300 ; to dau*" Joane Pitkin £200 ; to dau^' Jane Pitkin £200 ; to dau'^
Elizabeth Lawson, wife of Will'" Lawson, £20. To my grande childe
WilP" Pitkin all those my six tenements situated at Wadnam Greene in
y® phe of Fullame in y® County of Midd to him and his heyers forever, and
untill he shall attayne to the age of one and twentye yeares, the rents thereof
to be received by my Executor and imployed for and towardes his main-
tenance and educacion. To my granchilde Roger Pitkin £150 to he payed
unto him when he attaines the age of one and twentye yeares, and in y®
meantime y^ interest to be imployed for his mainteuance and educacion.
Unto my granchilde Martha Pitkin £150 of current English money to be
payed to her or to her Assines att hir age of one and twentye yeares, and in
y® meantime y^ interest thereof to go for and towardes her maintenance or
other preferment. If any or either of my children, John Pitkin, Martha
Pitkin, Joane Pitkin, or Jane Pitkin, shall die before their Legacies be payed
162 Pitlcin Ancestry in England [April
to them, the amount of the said Legacy to be divided among the survivors of
them. If any of my said granchildren, Will™ Pitkin, Roger Pitkin, or Martha
Pitkin, shall die before receiving their Legacy, y^ said Legacy shall remaine
to y® Executor. All y® rest of my goods and chattells and Freehold Lands,
subsequentyed my Debts and Legacy es being pay*^, I give unto my son
Francis Pitkin, whom I make my Sole Executor. I desire my well be-
loved Coosen M'^ Roger Pitkin to be Overseer, and I give him twenty
shillings to buy him a ringe. [Signed] Willm Pitkin. Witnesses : Roger
Pitkin, Henry Hardinge, Edmond Geare. Proved Martii 1644[-5]. In-
ventory of William Pitkyn of Barkhamstead St. Peter, in y® county of
Hertford, gentleman, deceased, taken by John Benninge and Will"^ Lake,
gent., the xiiii daye of March, 1644[-5]. (P. C. C, Hitchin Division.)
The will of Roger Pitkin of Harrold in the county of Bedford, gentle-
man, 13 Oct. 1651. To Kinsman Edward Allyn an annuity of £5 yearly
during his life. Loving wife Anne to have her jointure out of the mes-
suage and lands in Wootton and Kempston ; also to have an annuity, or
yearly rent charge, of £30 from the said lands. A Cottage and Close or
pasture lying in Wymington in the County of Bedford to my Loving Kins-
man John Pitkin, and to him the messuage or Inn in Bedford called the
Falcon. To loving kinsman John Greene of Clement's Inn, Gent., £50.
To God Sonne John Grave (?) £50. To Roger Pitkin my God Sonne,
late the Sonne of William Pitkin, deceased, £50. To Jane Money, the
Dau'^ of my Sister Joan Money, £100 to be paid when she shall attaine the
age of twentie yeares. To Kinsman Thomas Woodward 20s. to buy him a
ringe. To Thomas Money, the Sonne of Joan Money my Sister, £700.
To Mr [illegible] of the towne of Bedforde Church, £5, he to preach at my
Funerall. To Loving Friend John Browne, Gentleman, £10. To God
daughter Jane Chamberlain, £5 to buy her a piece of plate. To the poore
of Stagden £6 ; to the poore of Kempston £5 ; to the poore of Wootton
£5. If it please God I depart this Life att Harrold where I now live, then
I give to the poore of Harrold £5. All the remainder of my estate to Kins-
man John Pitkin, and he the sole Executor, on condition that he enter into
a bond of £2000 unto the aforesaid Thomas Money, and if the said John
Pitkin shall refuse to do this, then Thomas Money shall become Executor.
Kinsman John Greene, Gentleman, Friend John Browne, Gentleman, Over-
seers. Witnesses : John Browne, John Greene, Francis Pitkin. Proved
9 Feb. 1651[-2] by John Pitkin, Executor. (P. C. C, Bowyer, 39.)
"John Pitkin y^ elder, gent.," was buried at Kempston, Dec. 27,
1692. Very possibly he was the John Pitkin mentioned in the
above will. There are many Pitkin entries in the Kempston Regis-
ter between 1670 and 1700.
Extracts from the Parish Register
OF Berkhamstead St. Peter
Baptisms
1607[-8], Jan. 3, George, sonne of Wyllyam Pitkyn
1''608, Dec. 11, Wyllyam ye sonne of Wyllyam Pitkyn
1612, Oct. 17, Martha, ye daughter of Willm Pitkyn
1613, PVauncys y® sonne of Willia Pitkyn
1616, Nov. 10, George y® sonne of W™ Pitkyn, gent.
1618, March 14, Martha, y^ daughter of Will"^ Pitkyn, gent.
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1621, July 1, Elizabeth y« daughter of Will™ Pitkyn, gent.
1623, Octob. 19, John, sonne of Will™ Pitkyn, gent.
1626, Sept. 26, Jhone, y® daughter of William Pitkyn, gent.
1628, April 8, Jane, y^ daughter of Willyam Pitkyn, gent.
1638, Nov^ 28, Roger, sonne of William Pitkyn, Scholeraaster.
1639, Dec. 12, Martha, daughter of Willy™ Pitkyn, Scholemaster.
1646/7, Sarah y^ daughter of M^ Fra: Pitkin, baptized 21 Jan.
1649, Joan, y« daughter of M"^ Pitkin bap. 25 May
Burials
1640, Nov. 4, Jane, daughter of Will™ Pitkj^n Scholemaster, buried.
1641, Dec. 28. The wife of Will™ Pitkyn, Scholem^ buried.
Another copy of the parish register gives the following :
1644[-5], Willyam Pitkin gent^ was buried the 6 day of January.
1638, Rogger the Sonne of William & Elizabeth Pitkin, Scolemaster, was
baptized 28 November.
1639, Martha the Daughter of William Pitkin, Scolemaster And Elizabeth
his wife was baptized the XII of December.
Rev. William Pitkin w^as Master of the Grammar School of
Berkhamstead in 1636, and later. He was buried at St. Dunstan's,
Fleet Street, London. Lectures on the History ayid Antiquities
of Berhhamstead^ by Rev, John W, Cobb, M.A., p. 116.
Chauncy' s Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire also men-
tions him as Master of the School, and says he died before 1648.
II, 534, 547.
In Cussans's County History of Hertfordshire it is stated that
Will"" Pitkyn was one of the jurors of the Honour of Barkhamstead
in the County of Hertford. He was also a freeholder. In 1619
William Pitkin, Gent., was named as one of the Burgesses — one
of the twelve men in the Borough " of the best and most honest
Burgesses who shall be called Capital Burgesses of the Burrough,
and shall be the Common Council of the Burrough," — and a Charter
was granted to them by King James.
He is mentioned in this charter as " Willelmus Pitkin, generosus."
William Pitkin was Bailiff in 1638 ; Francis Pitkin was Bailiff in
1650 ; William Pitkin was one of the Chief Burgesses in 1628 and
in 1645, and represented Berkhamstead in Parliament.
William Pitkin, son of William of Berkhamstead, Herts, pleb.,
Pembroke College, Oxford, matriculated Feb. 6, 1628/9, aged 20;
B.A. next day; M.A. Oct. 17, 1631.
Extracts from the Parish Register
OF St. Dunstan's, Fleet Street, London
Burials
July 24, 1643, Pitkin, A minister was buryed from M'^ Sturmey's
in Chancery Lane.
Sept. 12, 1643, M^ George Pittkin, gent., was buryed from M"^ Sturmies'
Chancery Lane.
vol. lxvi. 11
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GENEALOOICAL RESEAECH IN ENGLAND
Transcribed by Miss Elizabeth French, and communicated by the Committee on
English Research
[Continued from page 77]
Rayner^
The Will of Robert Raynere of Wickham Market [co. Suffolk],
Diocese of Norwich, 4 October 1571. To be buried in the churchyard of
Wickham Market. To the poor men's box 4d. To my son Edward all
my goods and my cattle, as neat horse, hogs and fowls, all my corn in the
ground and growing, and all my said years of my farm to come, he paying
to his brother John Rayner £5 at the rate of 5 nobles a year, and to his
sisters Dorathie and Rose £10 each at the rate of 403. a year, after John's
legacy be paid. If my son Edward die before the years of my farm be
out, my other children to have it for the remainder of my term therein.
If my son Edward do marry and die before his wife, she to have £10. To
my two daughters various household goods and their mother's linen. If
my son Edward die unmarried, my goods to be parted between his brother
and sisters. If Dorothie or Rose die without lawful issue, their legacies to
go to my son Edward. If my son John die, his part to remain to his chil-
dren. All the residue of my goods I leave to Yn.j executors, who shall be
my son Edward and my daughter Dorathie. Witnesses : John Fyncham,
Henry e Huggen, Thomas Dawson. Proved 5 December 1571 by Edward
Rayner one of the executors named, power being reserved to Dorathy
Eayner the other executor. (Archdeaconry of Suffolk [at Ipswich],
Bk. 23, fo. 462.)
The Will of Edward Reyner of Elmesett in the County of Suffolk,
yeoman, 22 March 18 James I [1620/1]. Whereas my son Thurston
Reyner according to an article of agreement, among other articles of agree-
ment set down in writing and made 13 April last past between me the said
Edward of the one part and the said Thurston and Elizabeth his wife of
the other part, by covenant is to pay in the south porch of the parish
church of Elmesett, within two years after my death, £100 to such persons
as I shall direct by my last will, I do give to my said son Thurston £18 of the
said £100 because he hath already paid so much at my direction. I give
to my son John Reyner of Flowton, co. Suffolk, £20 thereof. To my son
Samuel £10. To my daughter Anna, wife of Robert Lewes of Great
Bricet, £10. To Henry Pynson my son-in-law, of Westerfeild, £20. To
my son Richard Reyner, of Sowthwark next London, 40s. To Anna,
Marie, John, Edward, and Robert, sons and daughters of my late son Ed-
ward Reyner deceased, 20s. each, to be paid to the said Henry Pinson
to their uses until their several ages of eighteen. To Elizabeth, Anna,
Marie, Martha, Robert, and Sara, children of the aforesaid Robert Lewes
my son-in law, 20s. each, to be paid to the said Robert Lewes to their uses
until their several ages of eighteen. To Samuell, John, Edward, and Marie,
children of my son Richard Reyner, 20s. each, to be paid to the said Rich-
ard to their use until their several ages of eighteen. To Sara, daughter of
* Rainer, Raynor, Reiner, and Reyner are other forms of this name. The form Ray-
nor has finally prevailed on Long Island.— -Henry Edwards Scott.
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my son John Reyner, 20s., to be paid to the said John to her use until her
age of eighteen years. To Marie, daughter of my son Samuel, 20s., to be
paid to the said Samuel to her use until her age of eighteen years. To
Thurston, the son of my said son Thurston Reyner, 20s., to be kept by his
father to his use until his age of eighteen years. To Robert Reyner, my
sonn Sonne [_sic], 40s. and £9 he oweth me. All the residue of my goods,
implements, and household stuff to my son Thurston Reyner toward my
funeral charges and other duties and charges, whom I make sole executor.
"And soe I end gyve laude to Almightie God." [Signed] The marke of the
said Edward Rayner. Witnesses : Thomas Bull and Isaac Gillj^a. Proved
at Elmsett 7 July 1621 by the executor named in the will. (Archdeaconry
of Sudbury [at Bury St. Edmunds], Register Harrold, fo. 252.)
The early church registers of Elmsett, down to 1684, are missing, but
in the Transcripts of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury are the following Ray-
ner records :
1593 Vicesimo primo Septembris Baj^tisatus fuit Thurston Rayner filius
Edwardi Rayn' et Margeria vxor eius.
1598 Joseph Reyner Edward Reyners son bapt. 23 April.
1609 Henry Pinsweyne and Margery Reyner married 2 July.
1620 Thurston Reyner sonne of Thurston Reyner bapt. 19 September.
[From the foregoing wills and records, and from other sources referred
to below, the following Rayner pedigree has been prepared :
1. Robert Raynere, of Wickham Market, co. Suffolk, the testator
of 1571, died between 4 Oct. and 5 Dec. 1571. Roberte Rayner of Wick-
ham was assessed 10s. on £12 "in goodes " in 1568. "*
Children :
2. i. Edward.
ii. John, m. and was the father of children in 1571.
ill. Dorothy, unm. in 1571.
iv. Rose, unm. in 1571.
2. Edward Reyner, of Elmsett, co. Suffolk, the testator of 1620/21,
married, after 4 Oct. 1571, Margery , who died before him.
Children :
i. Edward, d. bef. 22 Mar. 1620/1. His children, Anna^ Marie^ John^
Edward, and Robert^ all under eighteen, are mentioned in their
grandfather's wiU.
ii. Anna, m. Robert Lewes of Great Bricet, co Suffolk. She and her
children, Elizabeth^ Anna, 3Iarie^ Martha^ Robert^ and Sara, all
under eighteen, are mentioned in her father's will.
iii. Margery, m. 2 July, 1609, at Elmsett, Henry Pinsweyne or Pin-
son; probably dead bef. 1621, as she is not mentioned in her fa-
ther's will, although her husband, of Westerfield, co. Suffolk, is
there mentioned.
iv. Richard, living at Southwark next London in 1621 ; mentioned with
his children, Samuel^ John, Edward, and Marie, all under eighteen,
in his father's will.
V. John, living at Flowton, co. Suffolk, in 1621 ; mentioned with his
daughter Sarahs under eighteen, in his father's will.
vi. Samuel, mentioned with his daughter Ilarie, under eighteen, in his
father's will.
3. vii. Thurston, bapt. at Elmsett 21 Sept. 1593.
viii. Robert, living 22 Mar. 1620/1.
ix. Joseph, bapt. at Elmsett 23 Apr. 1598; d. probably before 1621,
since he is not mentioned in his father's will.
» Suffolk Green Books, No. XH, p. 276.
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3. TnuRSTON Rayner of Elmsett, co. Suffolk, was baptized at Elmsett
21 Sept. 1593, and married, not later than 13 Apr. 1620, Eliza-
beth , who was born about 1598. With his wife Elizabeth
and his children, Thurston, aged 13, Joseph, aged 11, Elizabeth,
aged 9, Sarah, aged 7, and Lidia, aged 1, he sailed for New England
the last of April, 1634, in the Ship Elizabeth of Ipswich. With him
came also to America Edward Raynor, aged 1 0, whose name on the
shipping list follows immediately that of Lidia Raynor, and Eliza-
beth Kemball, aged 13."^
Thurston Rayner resided first at Watertown, Mass., later at
Wethersfield and Stamford, Conn., and finally at Southampton,
Long Island. He was a prominent man in these settlements,
was elected several times to public office, and is mentioned often
in the colonial and town records. He died in 1667, his will being
dated 6 July and proved 4 Nov. of that year. The will mentions
wife Martha (showing that he had married again), sons Joseph
and Jonathan, "my other five children" (not named), "my brother
Samuell Cleark," and "my Cozen m'^. John Howell." The widow
Martha was admitted as executrix 5 Nov. 1667.t
Children : |
i. Thurstox, bapt. at Elmsett 19 Sept. 1620 ; embarked with his fa-
ther for New England ; nothuig further known about him.
li. Joseph, b. in England about 1623; came with his father to New
England ; resided at Southampton, L. I. ; will, dated 8 May 1678
and presented for probate 6-8 June 1682, mentions wife Maky and
several children, administration being committed to his widow,
Mary Raynor, 28 Oct. 1682.1|
iii. Elizabeth, b. in England about 1625 ; embarked with her father
for New England ; nothing further known about her.
iv. Sarah, b. in England about 1627; embarked with her father for
New England ; nothing further known about her.
V. Lydia, b. in England about 1633; embarked with her father for
New England ; nothing further known about her.
vi.§ Deborah, b. in New England; m. (1) not later than 2 May 1660,
•These names and ages are from the shipping list published in Drake's Founders
of New England, pp. 51-53, and in Hotten's Original Lists, pp. 280-282. This Edward
Ra3'nor is probably the Edward Kaynor of Hempstead, Long Island, whose Avill, dated
27 Mar. 1681 but not recorded, mentions wife (not named), eldest son Samuel, " her
[wife's] five children" (not named), and '*my brother Thomas Patrigh." Simon
bearing, Thomas Patrigh, Jonathan Seaman, and Nathaniel Pearsall are to be "over-
seers over my wife and cliildren . . .and tliey may dispose of the estate for their
benefit, till they come to age." (New York Historical Society's Abstracts of Wills,
Tol. 1, p. 469.) This Edward, l)oth from the position of his name in the sbipjnng list
and from the fact that he is not mentioned in Thurston Rayner's will, could hardly
have been Thurston's son. Savage (Genealogical Diet., vol. 3, p. 514) suggests that
he may have been a nephew of Tlmrston. He was too young to be the Edward, son
of Thurston's brother Edward, or the Edward, son of Thurston's brother Kichard,
both of whom were mentioned in the Avill of Thurston's father in 1620/21 ; but he may
have been a son of Thurston's brother Samuel, his own eldest son being named
Samuel.— Henry Edwards Scott.
fThe original will of " Thirstan Rainer " is in the Surrogate's Office, Hall of Re-
cords, New York City, where also the i-ecorded copy may be found (lib. 1-2, pp. 22-
23). The statements given above have been taken from the original will. There is
an abstract of this will in the New York Historical Society's Abstracts of Wills, vol.
1, pp. 6-7. — Henry Edwards Scott.
J The statements which follow about Thurston Rayner's children in America have
been communicated by Henry Edwards Scott.
||New York Historical Society's Abstracts of Wills, vol. 1, p. 120, and recorded copy
of will in Surrogate's Office, New York City, lib. 1-2, pp. 441-443.
§ The order of the births of the children born in New England is uncertain, and it
is not known how many, if any, of them were the children of Thurston Rayner by his
second wife.
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John Scott of Southampton; m. (2) Charles Sturmy of South-
ampton, who d. 24 Dec. 1691, administration on his estate being
granted, 31 Dec. 1691, to his widow Deborah; had issue by her
first husband.*
vii. Hannah, b. in New England ; m. (1) not later than 1 661, as his second
wife, Arthur Howell of Southampton, who d. 29 Mar. 1683; m.
(2) 18 June 1685, as his second wife. Job Sayre of Southampton,
who d. 1 Apr. 1694. She had issue by lier first husband. f
viii. Mary, b. in New England ; m. Thomas Cooper of Southampton,
and had issue. J
ix. Abigail, b. in New England; m. John Rose of Southampton; had
issue. II
X. Jonathan, b. in New England, and probably a child of Thurston
Eayner's second wife; under age 6 July 1667; m. 2 June 1680
Sarah Pierson, and had issue. §
There were two distinct Suffolk families of Rayners, one living in the
extreme western part of the county, on the border of Cambridgeshire (many
of this family are found in Soham, co. Cambridge), and the other in the
eastern part of Suffolk, the early members of this family having lived in
the region of Kettleburgh. Elmsett, the English home of Thurston Ray-
ner, is about seven miles from Ipswich in a northwesterly direction, and
Wickham Market, where Robert Raynere, the grandfather of Thurston,
lived, is about twelve and one half miles from Ipswich in a northeasterly-
direction, and about ten miles due west from the North Sea. Kettleburgh
lies about four miles northwest from Wickham Market. — E. Y.~\
Parmenter
The Will of John Parmiter of Sudbury in the County of Suffolk, glo-
ver, 1 September 1626. I give to John Parmiter my eldest son £40 at
♦John Scott and Deborah his wife convey land to Thomas Hutchinson 2 May 1660
(Records of the Colony of Connecticut, MSS., vol 1, p. 315, at Hartford); Deborah
Scott signs receipt for ten pounds from the estate of her father, Mr. Thurston Raynor,
12 Nov. 1667 (Southampton Town Records, vol. 2, p. 274) ; Charles Sturmy conveys
land to his "Son in Law John Scott" (known to be a son of John and Deborah
Scott) 18 Aug. 1680 (Southampton Red Book of Deeds, MSS., pp. 225-226); adminis-
tration on Charles Sturmy's estate in Pelletreau's Early Long Island Wills, pp. 58-60.
t Southampton Records, vol. 2, pp. 225, 249, 282; Howell, Hist, of Southampton, 2d
ed., pp. 317, 357; Banta, Sayre Family, p. 33.
X Southampton Records, vol. 2, p. 274 ; Howell, History of Southampton, pp. 222, 357.
II It is proved by the receipt published in Southampton Records, vol. 2, p. 274, that
Thomas Cooper, Christopher Lupton, and John Rose were sons-in-law of Thurston
Kayner. The wives of these three men, together with Deborah Scott and Hannah
Howell, must be the " other five children " of Thurston Rayner's will. Howell, Hist,
of Southampton, p. 357, states that Abigail Rayner married Christopher Lupton, re-
ferring (p. 341) to the will of the latter, 1686, as authority, and that another daughter,
whose name is unknown, married John Rose. But the will of John Rose, dated 4
May 1696, mentions his wife Abigail (Early Long Island Wills, pp. 150-153). The
daughter who became the wife of Christopher Lupton may have been one of the three
daughters who were born in England. She had issue.
6 Southampton Records, vol. 2, pp. 243, 294. Howell, Hist, of Southampton, pp. 357,
358, represents a Joseph, Mary Cooper, Abigail Lupton, Deborah Scott, Jonathan, and
the wife of John Rose as children of Thurston Rayner the younger (who, as has been
shown above, was baptized at Elmsett in 1620). He thinks that there were two Thurs-
ton Rayners, both with wives named Martha and both dying in 1667, and states that,
improbable as that may seem, " the evidence all points to that conclusion." On the
contrary, a careful study of the printed records of Southampton shows that, with the
exception of a Thurston who was son of Joseph and who removed to Cape May, N. J.,
there was only one Thurston Rayner at Southampton from 1649 on. Moreover, the
will of only one Thurston Rayner, 1667, is extant, who describes himself in his will
as " stricken in age and not knowing how long my dayes shall continue in this world " ;
and it would be very difficult to reconcile Howell's theory about two Thurston Ray-
ners with the facts that are established about the Rayners and the families connected
with them by marriage.
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the age of one and twenty years, and after the death of Anne my wife, my
messuage and tenement wherein Robert Golding now dwelleth, in All
Saints parish, Sudbury, to him and his heirs forever ; and for want of such
heirs, to Robert Parmiter my second son and his heirs ; and for want of
such heirs, to my daughter Ann and her heirs. To my second son Robert
Parmiter and his heirs my messuage wherein I now dwell in All Saints
Parish. To Ann my daughter and her heirs my messuage wherein Robert
my brother lately dwelt in All Saints parish, wliich the said Robert gave
to me and my heu's as in his last will more at large appeareth. To Mr.
Wilson,* preacher of God's Word, 10s. To Mr. Allen, Vicar of All Saints,
6s. 8d. To the poor of All Saints on this side of the bridge 6s. 8d. To
Ann my well beloved wife all that part or portion of goods which were
given me by the last will of the said Robert my brother, and I give to her
also all the residue of my goods toward her maintenance and the bringing
up of my children, the payment of my debts, legacies, funeral and probate
expenses. I appoint my wife sole executrix, and Joseph Parmiter afore-
said [sic] and Daniel Parmiter, my brothers, supervisors, and each to have
10s. [Signed] John Parmiter. Witnesses: John Lord, Edward Alden,
Mathew Alden als Briame, and Philip Gierke. Proved at Norwich 16 Jan.
1626/7 by Anne Parmiter the executrix named in the will. (Consistory
Court of Norwich, original wUl, 1626.)
The Will of Robert Parmiter of Sudbury in the County of Suffolk
and Diocese of Norwich, mercer, 18 July 1626. I give to Daniell Parmiter
my eldest son £40 at the age of 21, certain furniture, and my messuage oi*
tenement wherein I now dwell, after the decease of my wife Ann. To my
second son Samuell my messuage or tenement wherein Edward Killing-
worth now dwelleth and which Robert Parmiter my late father purchased
of John French now deceased. To Hanna Parmiter my daughter £100
at the age of 21. To the four youngest children of my brother-in-law
Robert Page, now deceased, £5 towards placing them in some good service.
To Mr. Willsont and Mr. Alline of All Saints in Sudbury 10s. each. To
the poor people of All Saints parish 13s. 4d., that is 10s. to the poor in
Sudbury and 3s. 4d. to the poor in Ballindon. The residue of all my
goods to my wife Anne toward the payment of my debts and legacies, and
I make her my executrix. I make my brothers John Parmiter and Daniell
Parmiter supervisors, and give to them each 20s. To Elizabeth Wynne,
my brother-in-law Richard Wynne's daughter, 40s. If all my children die j
without issue before their legacies are due, then my tenement wherein I t|
now dwell shall go to my brother John Parmiter and his heirs, and my
messuage wherein Edward Killingworth now dwelleth to my brother
Daniell Parmiter and his heirs. If my said wife die, my children being
dead without issue, reversion to my brothers and sisters and the brothers ]■
and sisters of my wife equally divided. [Signed) The marke of Robert
Parmiter. Witnesses: Phillippe Clarke and John Lord [mark]. Proved
16 October 1626 and administration granted to Daniel Parmiter, brother
of the testator, and also to Robert Eliston, brother of Anne Parmiter,
deceased, relict and executrix. (P. C. C, Hele, fo. 138.)
The Will of Daniel Parmenter of ye Borrough Towne of Sudbury
in ye County of Suffolke, seymaker, 1 October 1638. I give to my son
*Rev. John Wilson, later pastor of the First Church of Boston, lecturer in Sudbury
at the date of this will.
t See note under preceding will.
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Daniell the dwelling house wherein I dwell, with appurtenances, excepting
the tenement now in the occupation of Francis Tanner and about seven
acres of land lying in Ballingdon now in the occupation of Thomas Gilson,
which I give to my son John, reserving to my son Daniell the liberty of
the gateway and the loop way into the backside of my now dwelling house.
I give to my third son Robert all the dwellings and edifices that are mine
in the parish of St. Gregory, with the grounds, situated over against the
friars wall, in the occupation of William Woodham. I give to my sons
Daniel and John £600 each to be paid at the age of two and twenty years,
and to my son Robert £5«50 to be paid at the age of two and twenty years.
To my daughters Mary and Hannah all my linen and £500 each to be
paid at the age of one and twenty years or day or marriage. The money
for these portions to be kept in a strong chest with three good locks and
well barred with iron and three keys, one in the possession of my executrix
and the others in that of my two supervisors, so that the money can only
be put in and taken out by the three jointly. The money for the main-
tenance of my children to be taken from their portions. If any child die,
reversion to the supervisors. To Mr. Timothy Rogers minister of All
Saints, Sudbury, £5. To Mr. John Harrison sen. dwelling in vSt. Peter's
Parish, anciently the minister thereof, Mr. Daniell Rogers,* minister,
dwelling in Wethersfield, Mr. Blackby, minister, Mr. Peachie, dwelling in
Stoak-Clarke [sic, i. e. Stoke-ClareJ, and to Mr. Tille, minister, keeping
sometimes with Goodman Warner in Sudbury, to each 30s. To all my
weavers " maisterwormen " [masterworkmen] 2s. each. To my kinsman
Joseph Parmenter 40s. To kinswoman Martha Frend 40s. toward the
maintenance of her two children. To Richard Hayfield, an old workman
of mine, wheresoever he lives, 20s. To Nurse Webb in All Saints parish
and to my servant Katherine Hitch cocke 10s. each. To the poor of All
Saints parish 40s., 30s. thereof to the poor on this side ye bridge and 10s.
in Ballingdon. To the poor of St. Peter's parish 30s. and to the poor of
St. Gregory's parish 30s. Executrix, my daughter Mary. My loving
friends Timothy Rogers, minister of the parish, and Thomas Gunton jun.
to be supervisors and friends in trust and guardians of my children during
their minority, and my executrix to do nothing in the performance of this
my will without their council and consent, and I give to them each
£6. 13s. 4d. The yearly rent of the house wherein Robert Evered dwells
to be disposed by my executrix and supervisors to the use of the children
of Sarah Evered, his first wife. Any overplus of my estate to be equally
divided among my children. Proved 24 January 1638/9 by Mary.Par-
minter daughter and executrix. (P. C. C, Harvey, fo. 14.)
The Will of John Parmiter of Sudbury in the County of Suffolk,
gent., 2 June 1648. I give my two messuages in the occupations of Ed-
ward Thompson and of Lea, weaver, to my brother Robert Par-
miter and his lawful issue, and for want of such issue then to my two
sisters, Mary wife of John Harrisson, clerk, and Hannah wife of Thomas
Berry, and to their lawful issue. To my brother Robert a close containing
seven acres lying in Ballingdon in the occupation of Thomas Gilson, on
condition that he pay to Joseph Parmitor son of my cousin Joseph Parmitor
£10, and to Daniel another son of the said Joseph Parmitor £20, and to
Hester one of the daughters of the said Joseph Parmitor my cousin £10,
and to the child his wife now goeth withall if it be a son £20, and if it be
♦Brother of Kev. Ezekiel Rogers of Rowley, Mass.
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a daughter £10 and the other £10 to Joseph the son of my cousin Joseph
Parmitor. These sums to be paid to my cousin Joseph Parmitor the
father of these children to their uses. If my brother Robert die without
lawful issue, then the close to my sisters Mary and Hannah, and if he have
already paid the abovesaid legacies, then my sisters shall pay to their lawful
issue £60 as my brother by his will shall direct. To John Harrison and
Isaac Harrison, sons of my sister, £20 each, and to her son Daniell Harri-
son £40. To her daughters Dorothy and Mary Harrison £20 each. To
my sister Hannah £80, and if she die before the receipt of the legacy, re-
version to her children. My cousin Joseph Parminter owes me £40
whereof I give him £20, and he shall pay the other £20 to his brother
Daniell. To Elizab. Gunton, widow, with whom I sojourn, £5. To Mr.
Tille, preacher of God's Word, £3. To the poor of All Saints parish,
Gregory parish, and Peter parish, 40s. to each parish. To Edward Bonham
20s. All the residue to my brother-in-law John Harrisson, clerk, whom
I make executor. I give to my loving friend his mother, £3. Supervisor,
my friend Thomas Burr, clerk. [Signed] John Parmenter. Witnesses:
John Mannering his mark, and Thomas Burr. Proved 11 May 1653 by
the executor John Harrison. (P. C. C, Brent, fo. 376.)
From the Muniments of the Borough of Sudbury
Proceedings of the Borough Courts, 1563-1636
1591 6 Sept. Robert Parmiter free tenant.
1592 20 July. Assessment for the bill of costs of £15 of Thomas Godfrey
allowed in the Duchy [of Lancaster] Court. Robert Parmeter 12d.
1592 12 Jan. [1592/3] Robert Parmeter juror.
1593 26 Apr. Robert Parmeter of All Saints, glover, collector and dis-
tributor of poor money.
1593 [Sept. or Oct.] Accounts of John Howe, mayor. "Received of
Robert parmeter, glover, for his freedom, 15sh."
1593 3 Sept. Robert Parmeter free tenant.
1593 12 Oct. Robert Parmeter juror.
1593 9 Jan. [1593/4] Robert Parmeter juror.
1594 2 Sept. Robert Parmyter free tenant.
1594 3 Oct. Robert Parmeter juror.
1595 1 Sept. Robert Parmenter free tenent.
1596 6 Sept. Robert Parminter free tenant.
1596 14 Oct. Robert Parmeter supervisor of the corn market.
1597 5 Sept. Robert Parmenter and John Parmenter free tenants.
1598 4 May Robert Parmeter juror
1598 4 Sept. John Parmeter and Robert Parmeter free tenants.
1598 19 Oct. John Parmeter supervisor of the corn market.
1598 28 Oct. Robert Parmeter juror.
1598 22 Nov. John Parmeter of Sudbury, yeoman, gave bond for Thomas
Berry, beerbrewer.
1599 17 Apr. Robert Parmeter juror.
1599 3 July. Robert Parmeter and John Parmeter jurors.
1599 3 Sept. Robert Parmeter and John Parmeter free tenants.
1600 29 May Robert Parmeter juror.
1600 1 Sept. Robert Parmeter and John Parmeter free tenants.
1601 7 Sept. Robert Parmeter and John Parmeter free tenants.
1601 17 Sept. John Parmeter juror.
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1601 22 Nov. Rate levied, 134 named. Robert Parmyter 6d. ; John
Parmyter 12d.
1601 21 Jan. [1601/2] Robert Parmiter juror.
1601 21 Jan. 1601/2] Robert Parmiter of Sudbury, glover, gave bonds
for Anna Harvvood to whom a license to keep an alehouse was granted.
1601 3 March [1601/2] John Parmiter juror.
1602 St. Gregory's Fair [12 Mar. 1601/2] Robert Parmiter inspector
of weights and bread.
1602 6 Sept. Robert Parmiter and John Parmiter free tenants.
1602 16 Sept. John Parmiter and Robert Parmiter jurors.
1602 16 Dec. Robert Parmiter juror.
1602 17 Mar. [1602/3] John Parmiter juror.
1603 5 Sept. Robert Parmiter and John Parmiter free tenants.
1603 19 Sept. Robert parmiter juror.
1604 3 Sept. Robert Parmiter and John Parmiter jurors.
1605 29 Aug. Robert Parmiter elected a chief burgess in place of George
Osborne deceased.
1605 10 Dec. Robert Parmiter juror.
1605 22 Jan. [1605/6] Robert Parmiter juror.
1607 12 Oct. Account of John Howe mayor. Received of Robert Par-
miter for an estreat for non-appearance [probably for jury duty] 6d.
1608 17 May. Presented Robert Parminter of Sudbury, glover, for that
on 20 Nov. last past and many other days he practised the art or
mystery of a clothier in making sayes contrary to the law, he not having
had education or apprenticeship to that trade.
1608 St. Gregory's Feast [12 March 1608/9] Robert Parmiter^ chief
bnrgess and one of the assessors of a tax of £3-6sh. 8d.
1609 4 May. Inquisition held. Robert Parminter sen. juror.
1610 10 Oct. Robert Parmeter juror.
1611 3 Oct. Robert Parmeter juror.
1612 Oct. Accounts of Thomas Smith mayor. Received of Robert Par-
menter to put a horse upon the commons 9s.
1612 30 July. Robert Parmeter juror.
1612 1 Sept. Robert Parmeter bailiff.
1615 3 Apr. Robert Parmenter juror.
1615 4 Sept. Robert Parmeter elected constable.
1616 7 Oct. Robert Parmeter juror.
1617 11 Aug. Robert Parmyter juror.
1617 1 Oct. Presented Robert Parmyter Jun. for selling mercery wares
unlawfully, he not having had education or apprenticeship to that trade.
1619 24 Oct. Robert Parmenter and John Parmenter jurors.
1620 4 Sept. Robert Parmenter free tenant.
1620 20 Sept. Robert Parmenter Sen. and Robert Parmenter Jun. jurors.
1620 Oct. Accounts of John Willet mayor. " Received more of Robert
Parmiter Jun' [and others] for those that broke the cuckinge stole, iiijs."
1621 20 Oct. John Parmenter a food inspector for All Saints Parish.
1621 2 Jan. [1621/2] John Parmenter juror.
1622 25 Apr. John Parmenter of Sudbury, glover, gave bonds for Henry
Clay of same, glover.
1622 13 June. Robert Parmenter juror.
1622 13 June. John Parmenter of Sudbury, glover, gave bonds for John
Wilbie, alehousekeeper.
1622 15 Aug. Daniel Parmenter juror.
*From this date until his death his name appears as chief burgess.
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1622 2 Sept. Robert Parmeter Jun., and John Parmenter free tenants
1622 2 Sept. Robert Parmeter Jun elected cbamberlain.
1622 9 Oct. Robert Parmeter and Daniel Parmiter jurors.
1622 23 Dec. Robert Parmeter Sen. gave bonds for John Wilbie.
1622 1 Jan. [1622/3] Robert Parmenter jun. presented for practising the
trade of a linen draper contrary to the law, not being licensed.
1623 31 July. Robert Parminter jun. presented for giving short measure.
1623 31 July John Parmenter juror.
1623 31 July. John Parmenter and Daniel Parmenter mentioned as
constables.
1623 1 Sept. Robert Parmenter's name entered as a Chief Burgess fori
the last time. There is a cross in front of the name and the name of'
George Ruggle is inserted at the end of the list, showing that he replaced
Robert Parmenter. [From now on, the word " junior " is dropped from
the younger Robert's name.]
1623 1 Sept. Robert Parmenter and John Parmenter free tenants.
1623 21 Oct. Robert Parmenter of Sudbury, grocer, fined 20d. for hav-
ing a deficient 14 lb leaden weight.
1623 8 Dec. Daniel Parmenter constable.
1623 8 Dec. Robert Parmenter and John Parmenter jurors.
1624 6 July John Parmenter juror.
1624 Feast of St. Bartholomew [24 Aug.] Supervisor of weaving, Daniel]
Parmenter.
1624 6 Sept. Robert Parmenter, John Parmenter and Daniel Parmenterj
free tenants.
1624 4 Oct. Robert Parmenter and Daniel Parmenter jurors.
1624 4 Oct. Robert Parmenter bondsman for John Wilbie.
1624 20 Jan. [1624/5] John Parmenter juror.
1625 5 Sept. Robert Parmenter, John Parmenter and Daniel Parmenter
free tenants.
1625-6 19 Jan. Robert Parmenter and Daniel Parmenter jurors.
1626 4 Sept. Daniel Parmenter free tenant.
1626 4 Sept. Daniel Parmenter elected a constable.
1626 12 Mar. [1626/7] Daniel Parmenter"* elected chief burgess in place
of John Curd deceased.
1627 24 May Daniel Parmenter juror.
1627 20 Mar. [1627/8] Daniel Parmenter juror.
1627 20 Mar. [1627/8] Joseph Parmenter gave bonds for Martha Mans-
field, alehousekeeper.
1629 1 Mar. [1629/30] Daniel Parmenter juror.
1630 30 Sept. Daniel Parmenter juror.
1631 7 July Daniel Parmenter juror.
1632 19 Apr. Daniel Parmenter juror.
1632 18 Jan. [1632/3] Daniel Parminter juror.
1634 2 Oct. Daniell Parmenter, bailiff, had one of the three keys of the]
town chest.
1635 17 Mar. [1635/6] Daniel Parmenter juror.
1636 5 Sept. Daniel Parminter elected bailiff.
Book of Pleas, 1 Dec. 1600 to 23 May 1608
1602 2 Aug. John Parmiter versus Henry Everie [Evered] continued
9 Aug.
* His name appears as chief burgess from now until 1636, when there is a gap in the
records.
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1602 10 Jan. [1602/3] Margaret Parker versus John Parmiter.
1602 14 Mar. [1602/3] Robert Manfield versus John Parmiter.
Records of the Manor of Woodhall, 18 Mar. 1604 to 13 May 1608
1605 27 May. Robert Parmiter tenant.
From the Parish Registers of All Saints, Sudbury
Baptisms
1585 Sara daughter of Robert Parmynter 26 Sept.
1588 Marye daughter of Robert Parminter 14 April.
1593 Daniel son of Robert Parmynter 6 Jan. [1593/4]
1597 Peter son of Robert Parmynter 12 June.
1599 William son of Robert Parmynter 29 April.
160[?] Alice daughter of Robert Parmynter 3 Aug.
1611 Martha daughter of Joseph Parmynter 28 Jan. [1611/12]
1614 Danyell son of Robert Parmynter 17 March [1614/15]
1616 Samuell son of Robert parmynter 24 March [1616/17]
1618 Mary daughter of Daniel Parmynter 30 Sept.
1619 Sara daughter of Robert Parmynter 30 May.
1620 Priscella daughter of Dan : parminter 29 Nov.
1621 — h — nes [Johannes] filius Johannes Parmenter 16 Aug.
1622 Danyell son to Danyell Parmenter 24 June.
1622 Robert son of John Parmiter 26 Jan. [1622/3]
1623 Hannah daughter of Robert Parmenter 2 Feb. [1623/4]
1623 John and Daniel sons of Joseph Parmenter 7 March [1623/4]
1624 Hannah daughter of Daniell Parmenter 6 Feb. [1624/5]
1627 Danyell son of Danyell Parmiter 26 May.*
1630 Danyell son of Joseph Parmiter 9 Jan [1630/1]
1631 Martin son of Daniel Parmiter 6 Sept.
1634 Rebeckah daughter of Danyell Parmeter 27 Oct.
1637 Joseph son of Daniel and Hannah Palmenter 26 Mar.
Marriages
1605 Robert Parmynter and Agnes Elistone 2 June.
1611 Richard Berif and Mary Parmynter 20 Oct.
1618 John Parmynter and Anne Alden [date gone, transcript gives 10
Nov.]
1633 [John, in transcript] Marshall and Mary Parmiter 15 Jan.
[1633/4]
1634 Robert Charter and Elizabeth Parmiter 28 July.
1635 Willm Freind and Martha Parmiter 29 July.
1639 Joseph Parmynter and Este Smith 30 Jan. [1639/40]
Burials
1588 Sara daughter of Robert Parmynter 23 Sept.
1599 William son of Robert Parmynter 4 July.
1617 Danyell son to Robert Parmynter 30 Aug.f
1617 The wife of John Parmynter 1 Oct.
1621 Priscella daughter of Danyell Parmenter 23 June.
1622 Alice daughter of Robert Parminter 1 Oct.
1622 Barbarie wife of Robert Parmenter 14 Nov.
* It seems likely that this record should be John son of Danyell.
t The record cannot be placed in the pedigree.
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1623 Robert Parmenter the elder 8 Oct.
1625 Ame daughter of Robert Parmenter 3 April.
1626 Sarah daughter of Robert Parmenter 9 July.
1626 Hannah daughter of Robert Parmiter 19 July.
1626 Samuel son of Robert Parmiter 21 July.
1626 Anne wife of Robert Parmiter 24 July.
1626 Daniell son of Robert Parmiter 25 July.
1626 Robert son of Robert Parmiter 1 Aug.
1626 John Parmiter 13 Oct.
1626 Ann daughter to Widow Parmiter 22 Oct.
1629 Annah daughter of Joseph Parmenter 14 Oct.
1629 Priscilla daughter of Joseph Parmenter 18 Oct.
1629 Robert son of John Parmenter 26 Oct.
1630 Danyell son of Joseph Parmenter 8 June.
1633 Parmiter 7 Feb. [1633/4]
1637 William Parmiter 13 Feb. [1637/8]
1638 Joseph son of Daniel Parmiter 17 May
1638 Priscilla Parmeter 27 Sept.
1638 Daniel Parmiter 2 Dec. 1638.
From the Church Registers of Bildeston
1581 Robert son of Robert Parmenter and Barbara his wife bapt. 16 April.
1582 Joseph son of Robert Parmenter and Barbara his wife bapt. 2 Sept.
From the Archdeacon's Transcripts of Hitcham
1609 Mary daughter of Joseph Parmentour, bapt. 12 Oct.
[From the foregoing records the following Parmenter pedigree has been
compiled :
1. Robert Parmiter, or Parminter, of Bildeston and Sudbury,
glover, was born probably about 1550, and married Barbara , who
was buried at Sudbury 14 Nov. 1622. He was living at BUdeston in 1581
and 1582, and first appears in the Sudbury records when his daughter
Sara was baptized in 1585. He was made a free tenant of the borough in
1591, and became freeman in 1593, held various public offices, and was
elected one of the chief burgesses in 1605, in which year he is also men-
tioned as a tenant of the Manor of Woodhall in Sudbury. He was buried
at Sudbury 3 Oct. 1623.
Children, all but the first three baptized in All Saints, Sudbury :
John, b. about 1579.
Robert, bapt. at Bildeston 16 Apr. 1581.
Joseph, bapt. at Bildeston 2 Sept. 1582.
Sara, bapt. 26 Sept. 1585 ; bur. 23 Sept. 1588.
Mary, bapt. 14 Apr. 1588; m. 20 Oct. 1611, Richard Berip.
Daniel, bapt. 6 Jan. 1593/4.
Peter, bapt. 12 June 1597 ; probably d. young; no further mention
of him found.
William, bapt. 29 Apr. 1599; bur. 4 July 1599.
Alice, bapt. 3 Aug. 1601 ; bur. 1 Oct. 1622.
2. John Parmiter, or Parminter, of Sudbury, glover, the testator of
1626, was probably born in 1579. His first wife, by whom he had
no children, was buried at Sudbury 1 Oct. 1617, and he married
secondly in All Saints, Sudbury, 10 Nov. 1618, Anne Alden, who
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survived him. He died at Sudbury, probably of the small-pox, and
was buried 13 Oct. 1626.
Children, baptized in All Saints, Sudbury :
i. John, bapt. 16 Aug. 1621; history untraced.
ii. RoBEiiT, bapt. 26 Jan. 1622/3 ; bur. 26 Oct. 1629.
iii. Ann, bur. 22 Oct. 1626.
S. Robert Parmiter, or Parminter, the testator of 1626, was bap-
tized at Bildeston 16 Apr. 1581, and was buried at Sudbury 1 Aug.
1626, probably dying of the small-pox then fatally raging there.
He married at Sudbury, 2 June 1605, Anne, or Agnes, Elistone,
who was buried there 24 Aug. 1626. In the borough records he is
called "grocer," though in his will he calls himself "mercer." He
is first mentioned in the borough records in 1617, and in 1622 he
was a free tenant.
Children, baptized and buried in All Saints, Sudbury :
i. Ame, bur. 3 Apr. 1625.
ii. Daniel, bapt. 17 Mar. 1614/15 ; bur. 25 July 1626.
iii. Samuel, bapt. 24 Mar. 1616/17; bur. 21 July 1626.
iv. Sakah, bapt. 30 May 1619 ; bm\ 9 July 1626.
V. Hannah, bapt. 2 Feb. 1623/4 ; bur. 19 July 1626.
4. Joseph Parmiter, or Parminter, was baptized at Bildeston 2 Sept.
1582. He does not appear in the borough records of Sudbury, al-
though records of some of his children are given in the registers of
All Saints, so probably he did not reside permanently in Sudbury.
The name of his wife and time and place of his death are as yet
unknown, and as no will of his has yet been found, the account of
his family is incomplete.
Children :
i. Mary (probably) , bapt. at Hitcham 12 Oct. 1609; m. in All Saints,
Sudbury, 15 Jan. 1633/4, John Marshall.
ii. Martha, bapt. in all Saints, Sudbury, 28 Jan. 1611/12; m. there,
29 July 1635, William Friend; had two children,
iii. Joseph, b. probably about 1615 ; m. in All Saints, Sudbury, 30 Jan.
1639/40, Esther Smith ; children, Joseph, Daniel, Hester, and per-
haps others.
iv. Anna, date of birth unknown; bur. at All Saints, Sudbury, 14 Oct.
1629.
V. Priscilla, date of birth unknown; bur. at All Saints, Sudbury,
18 Oct. 1629.
6. vi. Robert (perhaps), b. in 1622 (?).
vii. John, bapt. in All Saints, Sudbury, 7 Mar. 1623/4.
viii. Daniel, bapt. in All Saints, Sudbury, 7 Mar. 1623/4; bur. there
8 June 1630.
ix. Daniel, bapt. in All Saints, Sudbury, 9 Jan. 1630/1 ; living in 1648,
and mentioned in the will of John Parmeuter.
5. Daniel Parminter, saymaker of Sudbury, the testator of 1638,
baptized there in All Saints 6 Jan. 1593/4, is first mentioned in the
borough records in 1622. He held various town offices, and on
12 Mar. 1626/7 was elected a chief burgess, holding this position
until his decease. Pie was buried at All Saints 2 Dec. 1638. He
married Hannah .
Children, all but two baptized in All Saints :
i. Mary, bapt. 30 Sept. 1618; m. John Harrison, clerk; had John^
Isaac^ Daniel, Dorothy, and Mary.
ii. Priscilla, bapt. 29 Nov. 1620; bur. 23 June 1621.
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iii. Daniel, bapt. 24 June 1622 ; living in 1638.
iv. Hannah, bapt. 6 Feb. 1624/5; m. Thomas Berry.
V. John, b. probably in 1627 ; d. unm. ; the testator of 1648.
7. vi. Egbert, b. probably in 1629 ; living in 1648.
vii. Martin, bapt. 6 Sept. 1631 ; probably d. young,
viii. Rebecca, bapt. 27 Oct. 1634 ; probably d. young,
ix. Joseph, bapt. 26 Mar. 1637; bur. 17 May 1638.
6 OR 7. Robert Parmenter, born in England, was in Braintree, Mass.,
before 1648, his associations indicating that he was of the foregoing
family in England ; but it is yet uncertain whether he was a son of
Joseph or Daniel. Inasmuch as his age stated at death indicates
that he was born in 1622, it is most probable he was son of Joseph,
a point which further research may establish. He was admitted
freeman of the Colony 22 May 1650, was chosen a deacon of the
Braintree church 7 Dec. 1677, and died at Braintree 27 June 1696,
aged 74 years, according to the records.
He married at Braintree, 3 Apr. 1648, Leah (Sanders) Wheat-
ley, baptized in All Saints, Sudbury, 10 Oct. 1623, daughter of
Martin Sanders (of whom an account is appended) and widow of
John Wheatley. She died at Braintree 24 Mar. 1706/7.
Children, born at Braintree ;
i. John, b. 23 Oct., d. 4 Nov. 1653.
ii. Joseph, b. 20 Dec. 1665 ; d. 20 Feb. 1736/7; m. 17 Nov. 1675, Mary
Marsh, and had six children ; was town clerk of Braintree for
thirty years,
iii. Elizabeth, b. 29 Oct, 1657; m. 11 Aug 1673, S^vmuel Penniman.
iv. H.\NNAn, b. 17 Jan. 1658/9 ; m. 25 Dec. 16S4, Samuel Tompson.
John Parmenter of Sudbury, Mass., in 1039, did not belong to this im-
mediate branch of the Parmenter family. Data on his ancestry will appear
in a future issue of the Register. — E. F.]
Sanders
Martin Sanders, currier, aged 40, came to New England from London
in the spring of 1635 in the sliip Planter, bringing his wife Rachel, aged 40,
and children Mary, aged 15, Leah, aged 10, Judith, aged 8, and Martin,
aged 4 (see Hotten's Original Lists, pp. 47, 48). He settled at Brain-
tree, Mass., where he died 4 Aug. 1658, leaving a will dated 5 July 1658,
which was disallowed, and his estate divided by agreement between his
eldest son John Sanders, Francis Eliot (husband of Mary Sanders), Martin
Sanders (youngest son), and Robert Parminter (husband of Leah Sanders),
the latter also receiving £15 for his "daughter-in-law Rachel" [i. e. step-
daughter Rachel Wheatley]. (Register, vol. 10, p. 87.)
He married first, about 1618, Rachel , born about 1595, who
was the mother of all his children, and who died at Braintree, Mass., 15
Sept. 1651 ; and secondly, 23 May 1654, Elizabeth Bancroft, widow of
Roger.
That Martin Sanders lived at Sudbury, England, before emigrating to
America in 1635, is made evident by these records of all his
Children, baptized in All Saints, Sudbury :
i. Mary, bapt. 26 Aug. 1619 ; m. in New England, about 1640, Francis
Eliot.
ii. Martin, bapt. in 1621 ; d. young,
iii. Leah, bapt. 10 Oct. 1623; m. (1) at Braintree, about 1643, John
Wheatley, who d. about 1646, and by whom she had one child,
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Bachel^ b. about 1644; m. (2) at Braintree, 3 Apr. 1648, Robert
Parmenter, as previously stated.
iv. Judith, bapt. 27 Dec. 1625 ; d. unm. at Braintree, Mass., 7 July 1651.
V. John, bapt. 5 Mar. 1627/8 ; m. 9 Oct. 1650, Mary Munjoy, and had
issue,
vi. Martin, bapt. 28 Aug. 1630; m. 1 Apr. 1651, Lydia Hardier, and
had issue,
vii. Daniel, bapt. 25 Mar. 1632 ; bur. at All Saints, Sudbury, 1 Aug.
1634.
Waterbury
From the Parish Registers of All Saints, Sudbury, 1564—1640
JBapttsms
1619 Rachell daughter of William Waterbury 25 July.
162] John son of William Waterberrie 30 Dec.
1623 Mary daughter of William Waterbery 29 Feb. [1623/4]
1625 William son of William Waterbery 26 Feb. [1G25/6]
1627 William son of William Waterbery 9 Aug.
1629 Samuell son of William Waterbury 20 Sept.
Marriages
1614 John Waterburye and Anne Shelton 1 Nov.
Burials
1626 W^illiam son of William Waterbury 15 Oct.
From the Archdeacon's Transcripts of St. Peter's, Sudbury
1585 Elizabeth daughter of John Waterburie bapt. 10 Oct.
From the Parish Register of Great Waldingfield, Suffolk
1593 Judith daughter of Robert Wat'bury bapt. 17 Mar. [1593/4]*
From the Muniments of the Borough Court of Sudbury, Suffolk
Proceedings of the Borough Courts, 1563-1636
1588 17 June. John Waterbery e of Sudbury, sherman, admitted free-
man.
1590 20 Aug. List taken by the clerk of the market of the weights and
measures of those trading in the town. John Waterbury, wayghts good.
1591 6 Feb. [1591/2] John Waterburye juror.
1592 20 July. Assessment for the bill of costs of £15 of Thomas Godfrey
allowed in the Duchy [of Lancaster] Court. John Waterburie 7d.
1593 26 April. John Waterburye juror.
1593 6 Aug. John Waterbury juror.
1594 2 Sept. John Waterburye juror.
1610 1 Oct. William Waterbury of Sudbury, saymaker, gave bonds for
Thomas Bettes of Sudbury, weaver.
1619 16 Oct. William Waterberrey a supervisor of commons.
1620 20 Sept. William Waterberrye of Sudbury presented at the sessions
of the peace.
1621 30 May William Waterberry fined 12d.
1621 20 Oct. William Waterbery supervisor of commons.
1621 2 Jan. [1621/2] William Waterberye juror.
1622 1 Jan. [1622/3] William Waterbery, weaver, of Sudbury, pre-
* She was left 40s. in the will of Jeffrye Woode of Stoke-Nayland, whose servant
she was.
178 Genealogical Research in England [April
sented for practising the trade or mystery of a clothier in making of
woolen cloth called says without being educated in or apprenticed to that
trade.
1623 31 July. William Waterberry presented and fined 12d. for giving
short measure.
1623 21 Oct. William Waterberry of Sudbury presented and fined 6d.
for having his measure called his yard deficient in length.
1624 4 Oct. William Waterberry elected a food inspector.
1634 2 Oct. John Waterberry juror.
[For further notes on this family, see Register, vol. 64, pp. 135, 136.]
Ray
From the Archdeacon of Sudbury's Transcripts
Denardiston, 1574. Simonds Rayes son of Robert and Margery bapt. 11
Mar, [1574/5]
Glemsford, Suffolk. Symon Ray vxorem duxit Sariam Pegro'^^ als Pilgrim
19 Feb. 1598/9.
[The foregoing are the baptism of the father and the marriage of the
parents of Symon Ray of Braintree, Mass., whose pedigree will be found
in the Register, vol. 63, pp. 356ff, and vol. 64, pp. 51ff. E. F.]
Mixer
Mixer Entries in the Church Register of Capel St. Mary,
1539-1642.
Baptisms*
1597 Jane daughter of Isacke and Francis Mixer 7 May.
1600 Elizabeth daughter of Isacke Mixer and Francis his wife 11 May.
1601 John son of John Mixer and Elizabeth his wife 13 Sept.
1602 "Isacke y® sonne of Isacke mixer & Francis his wif baptised the 3**
of October 1602."
1603 Robert son of John Mixer and Elizabeth his wife 4 Dec.
1605 Elizabeth daughter of John Mixer and Elizabeth his wife 8 Dec.
1608 Abigaile daughter of John Mixer and Elizabeth his wife 10 Apr.
1608 Sara daughter of Isacke Mixer and Frances 14 Aug.
1611 Adam son of John mixer and Elizabeth his wife 28 Apr.
1611 Dorithe daughter of Isacke mixter and Francis his wife 2 July.
1613 Abigaile daughter of Isacke Mixer and Francis his wife 1 Nov.
1623 John son of Isacke Mixer and Susan his wife 26 Oct.
1628 Mary daughter of Isaak Mixar and Susan his wife 20 Apr.
Marriages
1618 Joseph Briden and Jane Mixer married 11 June.
1620 George Mixer and Doreth Chisnall 26 Oct.
1628 Isaac Mixer, widower and Anna Bloss, widow, married 12 Feb.
[1628-9]
1629 Isaac Mixer, Jun., and Sarah Thurston 11 May.f
Burials
1 602 John son of John Mixer and Elizabeth his wife 1 Nov.
1620 Francis the wife of Isacke Mixer 24 Feb. [1620/1]
* Missing, 1585-91 and 1593-6.
t Emigrants to New England in 1634. There are no Thurston entries in this
register.
1912] Genealogical Hesearch in England 179
1628 Susan wife of Isacc Mixar 26 April.
1628 Mary daughter of Isaac Mixar and Susan his wife 26 Apr.
1642 Isaac Mixer 25 March.*
From the Church Register of Bildeston
1623 William Mixer a weaver of Hadleigh buried 25 Feb. [1623-4]
From the Church Register of Nedging
1572 John Myxter son of Edmund bapt. 30 Aug.
[The will of Isaac Mixer, Sr., in 1641, naming "my sonne Isaak Mixer
in new England," will be found in the Register, vol. 63, p. 277. From
this will and the foregoing material the following Mixer pedigree has been
compiled :
1. Isaac Mixer of Capel, co. Suffolk, weaver, the testator of 1641,
was buried there 25 Mar. 1642. He married first Frances , who
was buried 24 Feb. 1620/1 ; secondly Susan , who died 26 Apr.
1628; and thirdly the widow Anna Blosse, 12 Feb. 1628/9.
Children by first wife, all but two bajitized at Capel :
i. George, m. at Capel, 26 Oct. 1620, Dorothy Chisnall; executor
of his father's will ; had children Mar^j and Lidia.
ii. Jane, bapt. 7 May 1597; m. 11 June 1618, Joseph Briden; named
in her father's will.
iii. Elizabeth, bapt. 11 May 1600; probably m. Lodge.
2. iv. Isaac, bapt. 3 Oct. 1602.
V. Frances, named in her father's will.
vi. Sara, bapt. 14 Aug. 1608 ; named in her father's will.
vii. Dorothy, bapt. 2 July 1611 ; named in her father's will.
vili. Abigail, bapt. 1 Nov. 1613. Is this the daughter mentioned as Amy
in her father's will?
Children by second wife, baptized at Capel :
ix. John, bapt. 26 Oct. 1623 ; named in his father's -will.
X. Mary, bapt. 20 Apr. 1628 ; bur. at Capel 26 Apr. 1628.
2. Isaac Mixer of Capel, England, and Watertown, Mass., was baptized
at Capel 3 Oct. 1602, and died, probably in Watertown, between 8
May and 19 June 1 655. He married at Capel, 1 1 May 1 629, Sarah
Thurston, born about 1599 or 1600, and with her and their son
Isaac sailed for New England from Ipswich, 10 Apr. 1634. He
settled at Watertown, where he was a proprietor in 1636 and free-
man 2 May 1638. His widow died 24 Nov. 1681.
Children :
i. Isaac, b. in England about 1630 ; m. (1) Mary Cooltdge, daughter
of John; m. (2) Rebecca Garfield, daughter of Edward; m. (3)
Mary (Lothrop) French, widow of William of Billerica, pre-
viously widow of John Stearns of Billerica, and daughter of
Thomas Lothrop ; had fifteen children by his first two wives.
ii. Sarah, b. in New England; d. in 1656; m. John Stearns of Bille-
rica, son of Isaac of Watertown; had two sons.
No further light on the ancestry of the elder Isaac Mixer has been
found. The early wills show the family to have been located at Shotley.
It may be suggested, however, that the John Mixer, whose numerous
family is recorded at Capel, may be identical with the John, son of Edmund,
baptized at Medging, nine miles from Capel, and that he may also be a
brother of Isaac. The name is variously spelled Mixer and Mixter. — E. F.]
• In 1629 and 1630 Isaake mixer churchwarden [signed with a mark] .
VOL. LXVI. 12
180 English Ancestry of Hohert Page, [April
POULTER.
The Will of John Poulter of Rayleigh, co. Essex, yeoman, 18 March
1638/9. To be, buried in the parish church or churchyard of Rayleigh.
To my son John Poulter^£50 to be paid him at the age of one and twenty
years. To my daughter Mary £100 to be paid her at the age of one and
twenty years or day of marriage. To my daughter Elizabeth £100 to be
paid her at the age of one and twenty years or day of marriage. If any
child die before said age, reversion to the survivors at legal age or marriage.
If all die before legal age, reversion to m}^ wife Mary Poulter. My over-
seers to put forth my childrens portion for their use during their minority.
To my mother Marie Poulter 40s. to buy her a ring for remembrance.
To my aunt Anne Hay ward 20s. To Anne Hudson 20s. To Richard
Abrahams, son of Richard Abrahams, 20s. To Wilt Brewster 20s. To
Jane Broadwater and Elizabeth Broadw^ater 5 sh. each. To William
Clements 10s. All the residue of my goods unbequeathed I give to my
wife Mary Poulter, whom I make executrix and guardian of my children
during their minority. Thomas Purchas, clerke, and John Sharpe, yeoman,
overseers, and to each for remembrance 20s. To my mother-in-law Marie
Pope an annuity of 20s. for five years. [Signed] John Poulter. Witnesses :
John Horsnayle, AVittin Brewster, John Offen his mark. Proved at Bad-
dow 30 May 1639 by Marie Poulter relict and executrix. (Archdeaconry
of Essex, 1638-53, fo. 49.)
[The foregoing will confirms the statement made by Savage that John
Poulter of Billerica, Mass., 1658, was from Rayleigh. He died 20 May
1676, aged 41, according to his gravestone as given by Harris. His sister
Elizabeth married, 22 Nov. 1655, Jonathan Danforth. John Poulter
married in 1662 Kachel Eliot of Braintree, daughter of Francis and Mary
(Sanders)* ; and she married secondly, in 1677, John Whitmore. — E. F.]
[To be continued]
THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF ROBERT PAGE
OF HAMPTON, N. H.
Bj George Walter Chamberlain, M.S., of Maiden, Mass.
In 1860 Samuel Gardner Drake, one of the founders of the New
England Historic Genealogical Society, published his The Founders
of New England, and on pages 44 to 48 of that volume he repro-
duced " a Kegister of persons " who desired " to passe into forraigne
partes ... by vertu of a commission granted to M^ Thomas
May hew, gentleman."
One of the entries which was published reads as follows :
*'Aprill the 11th 1637. The examinaction of Robertt Page of Ormsby
in Norff. husbandman, ageed 33 yeares and Lucea his wife, aged 30
yeares, with 3 children, Frances, Margrett, and Susanna, and 2 Saruants,
William Moulton and Anne Wadd; the one aged 20 yeares the other
15 yeares, and are all flesirous to passe for New England to inhabitt and
Remaine."
* See under Sanders, ante.
1912] English Ancestry of Robert Page 181
In the Register for 1872 (vol 26, p. 75) Dr. William Prescott
of Concord, N. H., communicated the results of his investigations
concerning the parentage of Robert Page in his introduction to hia
descendants. From the fact that what Dr. Prescott published cor-
responds with the English Notes of the late Horatio G. Somerby, it
is inferred that they were the result of the latter's English gleanings.
As the parish registers of Ormsby St. Margaret do not begin until
1675 and the register of Acle till 1664, the establishment of the
Page pedigree was regarded as difficult. Recent researches enable
me to carry it back to a period as early as 1550 with certainty. The
pedigree is based upon the following English wills :
Will of Robert Page of Acle made May 8, 1450. I Robert Page de-
sire my body to be buried in the churchyard of St. Edmund King and
Martyr at Acle. To the high altar 12 pence. To the emendation of the
fid church 8s. To the light of the Blessed Virgin Mary in sd church 6d,
To the Brotherhood of St. Edmund King and Martyr 2s. The residue of
my goods I give to my executors. I appoint Nicholas Hardy and Margaret
my wife my executors. Proved at Norwich May 16, 1450, by Nicholas
Hardy with power reserved to Margaret wife of the deceased. (Consistory
Court of Norwich, 1448-1455, Alleyn 41.)
Will of James Page of Acle made December 2, 1534. To be buried
in the churchyard of St. Edmund King and Mart3^r in Acle. To the
Church of St. Mary burgh within Flegge [Fleggborough] 6s. 8d. To the
reparation of the Church at Ridlington a quarter of m'^Jt. The residue
of my goods and chattells whatsoever, I bequeath to my executors and
I ordain Henry Page of Acle and James Hall, mariner, of Burgh in Flegge
executors. Witnesses : William Corbet, Thomas Calne, with others. Proved
at Acle, January 16, 1535, by the executors. (Archdeaconry Court of
Norwich, 1529-1536, fo. 152.)
Will of Robert Page of Acle in Norfolk, husbandman, made April 20,
1587. My body shall be buried in the church-yard at Acle. 1 bequeath
to Edmund Page my son my houses, tenements and lands in Acle with all
pertaining thereto, to him and his heirs forever. To Robert Page my son
£10, to be paid 20s. yearly for ten years. To Cicely Page my daughter
£5, 20s. to be paid each year until £5 is paid. To Margaret Page my
daughter £5 to be paid in like manner. I will that Martha my wife shall
have for life the house where John Taylor now dwelleth, and 10s. yearly,
to be paid 5s. half yearly or as she may need. Also the "hole " furniture,
one table now in the house where Gosling dwelleth, etc. All the rest of
my goods, cattells, implements and stuff of household I bequeath to the
disposition of my executor, and I appoint Edmund Page my son my sole
executor. Witnesses : Peter Downhill, Ralph Cootes, John Plum, William
Smith, William Johnson, and John Downing. Proved in Acle, May 15,
1587, by the executor. (Archdeaconry Court of Norwich, Barnes, 1587.)
Will of Robert Page of Ormesby, Co. of Norfolk, husbandman, made
July 1, 1617. My body shall be buried in the churchyard of the parish of
Ormesby St. Margaret's. To the sd church of St. Margaret's 12d. To Marga-
ret Page my wife my house and land with all appurtenances thereto belong-
ing, situate and being in Acle in the Co. of Norfolk for the term of her life.
182 English AncesU^y of Robert Page [April
After her decease the sd house and land and all appurtenances thereto
belonging to Robert Page my son, he paying all such legacies in such
manner as is hereafter mentioned. To Thomas Page my son £5, to be paid
by the said Robert Page two years after the decease of Margaret my
wife. To Rebecca my daughter £5, to be paid by the sd Robert Page
four years after the decease of Margaret my wife. To Henry Page my
son £5, to be paid by the sd Robert Page six years after the decease of
3Iargaret my wife. If it happen the said Robert Page my son does not
■pay the aforesaid legacies in manner and form aforesaid, my will and mind
is that he or she who shall be unpaid their legacy shall reenter and possess
the aforesaid house and land with all belonging until the "fearme" of the
aforesaid house and land in Acle shall satisfy and pay their aforesaid
legacy of £5. To Francis my son £7, Margaret my wife to pay it in
manner following, viz. 40s. when the sd Francis attain the age of 21 years,
and £5 when he shall attain the age of 24 years. My will is that my wife
Margaret shall enter into two several bonds unto the sd Francis for the
payment of the said seven pounds within five days after my death. The
rest of my goods and chattels, movables and immovables, unbequeathed, I
give to Margaret my wife whom I make sole executrix, to pay my debts
and funeral charges and prove my will within one month of my death.
If she shall refuse, then I ordain Francis my son to be my sole executor
and Margaret my wife to be void. Any of my children departing this life
before their legacy is due, their legacy shall be divided among the survivors.
If Robert my son depart this life before Margaret my wife, then I will my
son Thomas have the house and land in Acle and pay the aforesaid legacies
that Robert should have paid. Witnesses : Ralph Smith, William Lar-
wood, and Edward Boughton. Proved July 23, 1617, by the executrix.
(Archdeaconry Court of Norwich, 1617.)
Will of Francis Page of Ormesby St. Margarett in Norfolk, husband-
man, February 4, 1666. To Rebekah Rix my sister my piece of ground
lying in Ormesby on the north of the tenement where I now dwell, with
all the rights and appurtenances thereto belonging, which I purchased of
Clement Harcocke, deceased, estimated to be about five roods, to her and
her heirs forever. To my said sister all my goods whatsoever, and I ap-
point her sole executrix. The mark of Francis Page. Witnesses : William
Worde, and William Bryspoole. Proved at Norwich, April 5, 1667, by the
executrix. (Archdeaconry Court of Norwich, 1666-7.)
From the foregoing wills the line of descent appears to be as
follows :
1. Robert^ Page of Acle, co. Norfolk, husbandman, born before 1550,
died between 20 Apr. and 15 May 1587. He married Martha ,
who was living 20 Apr. 1587, at the date of her husband's will, as were
the following children :
i. Edmund^, inherited the homestead in Acle, and was appointed
executor 15 May 1587.
2. ii. Robert.
iii. Cicely.
iv. Margaret. •-
2. Robert^ Page {Robert^) of Acle and of Ormsby St. Margaret, co-
Norfolk, husbandman, was born as early as 1577. He died at Orms.
by between 1 and 23 July 1617, and was probably buried in the
churchyard of Ormsby St. Margaret.
1912] English Ancestry of Robert Page 183
" Roberte Page & Margrett Goodwynge " [Goodwin] were mar-
ried in the parish of Hemblington, 16 July 1598 (Norfolk Parish
Register Marriages, vol. 1 p. 22). As Hemblington is only four miles
from Acle, and as this Page was the only person of the name there
married, he is probably the Robert Page of Acle. Margaret Good-
win was perhaps the daughter or sister of Francis Goodwin of
Hemblington in 1585.
Children ;
3. i. Robert' Page, b. abt. 1604.
ii. Thomas, probably not the Thomas Page, a '' gentleman," who was at
Saco in the Province of Maine from 1G37 to 1641.
iii. Rebecca, bapt. at Ormsby St. Michael, 16 May 1608 ; m. Rix,
and was living 5 Apr. 1667, probably in the vicinity of Ormsby.
iv. Henry, living 1 July, 1617.
v. Francis, under age 1 July 1617; husbandman; d. in Ormsby St.
Margaret betw. 4 Feb. 1666 and 5 Apr. 1667, probably leaving no
descendants.
3. Robert* Page {Roherf, Robert^), born about 1604, who was to inherit
the Page homestead in Acle after his mother's death, emigrated to
New England in 1637. He married, about 1628, Lucy , who
died at Hampton 12 Nov. 1665, aged 58 years ; and he died there
26 Sept. 1679, aged 75 years. The familj'^ lived at Salem, Mass.,
from 1637 to 1639, after which year they lived at Hampton.
Children :
i. Margaret*, b. abt. 1630; lived at Hampton; d. 13 July 1699.
ii. Francis, b. abt. 1633 ; d. at Hampton, 15 Nov. 1706.
iii. Susanna, b. abt. 1635.
iv. Rebecca, bapt. at Salem 1 Sept. 1639; d. 27 May 1673.
V. Thomas, bapt. at Salem 1 Sept. 1639 ; d. 8 Sept. 1686.
vi. Hannah, b. abt. 1642 ; d. 6 Aug. 1704.
vii. Mary, b. abt. 1644; d. 8 Mar. 1700.
On 24 June 1673, Robert Page of Hampton conveyed land by a
deed in which he called Edward Colcord of Hampton his brother
and Colcord's wife Ann his sister. The author of the Colcord Gen-
ealogy published in 1910, p. 7, states that Edward Colcord married
Ann Page. The foregoing pedigree shows that there was no Ann
Page for him to marry. According to the Genealogy, Ann Colcord
was the mother of ten children born between 1641 and 23 July
1667. From this fact she must have been born between 1621 and
1626. As the father of Robert Page of Hampton died before 23
July 1617, she could not have been his posthumous daughter. She
may have been a half sister to Robert Page, or a sister or half sister
to his wife Lucy, or Lucy may have been a sister or half sister to
Edward Colcord. It is clear that Colcord's wife Ann was not Ann
Page, She may have been Ann Wadd, aged 15 years in 1637.
The fact that Robert Page of Ormsby, 1617, was the son of
Robert Page of Acle, 1587, appears to be clear from the fact that
the Ormsby man owned a home in Acle in 1617. The inquisitiones
post mortem, if preserved, would probably give more light on this
point.
The foregoing and other data seem to indicate that the Acle family
is not recently descended from the Saxthorpe family of this surname.
184 Proceedings of the iV". JS, Hist, Gen, Society [April
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
By John Albree, Recording Secretary
Boston^ 3Iassac?iiisetts^ 6 December^ 2911. A stated meeting of the Society
was held at Pilgrim Hall, 14 Beacon Street, at 2.30 p.m.. President Baxter pre-
siding.
The minutes of the last meeting were approved, and the reports of the Cor-
responding Secretary, Librarian, Historian, and Council were ordered filed.
Seven resident members were elected by ballot.
The report of the Nominating Committee was read and accepted.
The President appointed as auditors Charles Irving Thayer and Charles Sidney
Ensign.
Rev. James De Normandie, S.T.D., minister of the First Church of Roxbury,
read a paper. The Story of an Old Church in Neio Hampshire^ in which he related
the experiences of the church which had its beginnings in 1623, when the first
settlements were made in Portsmouth.
President Baxter spoke of Church of England services having been held
August 19, 1607, by Rev. Richard Seymour in the short-lived Popham Colony in
Maine, the first colony on the shores of New England.
It was
Voted^ — That the Society express to Dr. De NoiTnandie its appreciation of the
enjoyment derived from his paper, which involved so much research and in
which he has reproduced so vividly the personality of the ancient worthies.
After adjournment, refreshments were served.
3 January^ 1912. A stated meeting of the Society was held in Pilgrim Hall,
14 Beacon Street, at 2.30 p.m., President Baxter presiding.
The minutes of the December meeting were approved, and the reports of the
Corresponding Secretary, Librarian, Historian, and Council were accepted.
Fifteen resident members were elected by ballot.
The Nominating Committee submitted the name of John Carroll Chase for
Vice-President for New Hampshire, in place of that of Jonathan Eastman
Pecker.
Rev. George Hodges, D.D., D.C.L., LL.D., read a paper, The Forefathers of
Jamestoion^ which was illustrated with stereopticon. After commenting on the
fact that the adjectives Puritan and Cavalier do not adequately explain the difier-
ence between Virginia and Massachusetts, he related the story of Jamestown,
the work of Captain John Smith, and the beginnings of representative govern-
ment and of local control over the levying of taxes.
On motion of Hon. Henry Nichols Blake, it was
Voted., — That the Society formally express its pleasure in hearing Dean
Hodges's scholarly and interesting presentation of the significant story of James-
town.
31 January. The annual meeting of the Society was held this day, agreeable
to article 1, chapter III, of the By-laws ; for a report of which see the Supple-
ment to the present number of the Register.
7 February. A stated meeting of the Society was held at PilgTim Hall, 14
Beacon Street, at 2.30 p.m.. President Baxter presiding.
The minutes of the annual meeting were read and approved, and the reports of
the Corresponding Secretary, Librarian, Historian, and Council were accepted
for the files.
The Society's copy of Memoirs of Captain Roger Clap was shown, as it con-
tains, as an appendix, the earliest genealogy thus far known, which was pub-
as such, in the United States.
William Milligan Sloane, Ph.D., L.H.D., LL.D., Seth Low Professor of His-
tory, Columbia College, spoke upon The Beginnings of Party Government in
America., in which, after establishing the difierence in the European and American
points of view — the former, that man exists for the state, and the latter, that
the state exists for man — and that parties as such did not exist until after the
1912]
JSTotes 185
Revolution, he traced the gradual growth of parties from the formation of the
Constitution through the administrations of the early Presidents.
On motion of Charles Sidney Ensign, a formal expression was made of the
appreciation of the Society for the interesting paper of Dr. Sloane, in which he
carefully delineated the rise and development of party politics.
At 3.30 P.M., it was voted to adjourn.
NOTES
Hawes: Additions and Corrections.— Mr. James W. Hawes, 27 West 44th
Street. New York City, calls attention to the following changes bearing upon
his article, "The English Ancestors of Edmond Hawes of Yarmouth, Mass.,"
in the Register, vol. 65, pp. lGO-4. A full copy of the will of Thomas Hawes
(Thomas, Thomas), shows that on p. 162, 1. 22, "Doctor Brainton" should be
stricken out and " Walter Chamber" substituted; also, among the list of chil-
dren, " V. A daughter, m. Dr. Brainton," should be stricken out, and the
next entry should read " v. Margaret, m. Walter Chamber." On p. 163, 1. 29,
add " m. before 1619, George Dalby." In Errata, on p. 386, " Greswelde cor-
rected to read Greswalde should be Greswolde.
Nelson, Bond. — The following memoranda from an old bible have been
kindly given to the Society by Charles S. Brigham, Librarian of the American
Antiquarian Society, Worcester :
Births and Marriages
William Nelson was born October 4*'^ 1773
Sarah Bond was born December 19<^^ 1778
William Nelson was married to Sarah Bond May 10*^ 1800
Austin Nelson was born January 8*^ 1804
Births
Jonathan Bond was born April 30*^ 1750
Sally Crosman was born February 3*^ 1751
Mr. Jonathan Bond was married to Sally Crosman July 20*^ 1773
Nancy Bond was born October 6^^^ 1774
Edward Bond was born September 19^^ 1776
Sarah Bond was born December 19th 1778
Jonathan Bond J"i". was born January 5^^ lygo
Cynthia Bond was born April 9^1^ 1782
Austin F. Bond was born August 7*^ 1784
Betsy Bond was born November 26*^ 1787
Joshua C. Bond was born September 13^^ 1790
Hannah Bond was born ^Lpril 20**^ 1793
Deaths
Jonathan Bond the parent of Sarah Bond departed this life after the short and
painfull sickness of one fortnight in Leicester. July 26'^ 1810. in the 61 year
of his age.
Solomon Hay den departed this life May H*"^ 1810
Hannah Bond Sister of Sarah Bond Departed this life after the short and pain-
ful sickness in Manlis [^sic] March the 7 1814 in the 21 year of hur age.
Flagg Family of Watertown, Mass. — The following items have been copied
from a bible in the possession of George O. Clapp of Everett, Mass. :
Sarah Briggs Flagg Married November 8 1832 to John Thomas Died June 29.
1845, aged 31 years
Margaret Charlotte Flagg Marled to Otis P. Clapp Oct. 22, 1843.
Geo Otis Clapp son of Otis. P. and Margaret C. Born Feb 14 1854
Otis F Clapp son of Geo O Clapp Born June 10 1874
186 N'otes [April
William B Flagg Married to Margi-et Briggs Nov^ 8. 1812. Died April 11. 1839
aged 46. y 2 mo
William Briggs to Elizabeth Plummer Sep^ 6 1821
David P Shaw to Esther Briggs Sep^ 6 1821
Francis G. Elagg died 27 Nov 1852 aged 28 years, 4 mo.
Hannah Jane Dennis died July 30, 1852 aged 21. y 5. mo
Sarah Briggs Flagg. Thomas died June 29, 1845 — aged 31 years
Children of W™ B. Flagg and Margaret his vrife:—
W"^ B. Flagg, born , died Sarah Briggs Flagg born June 14,
1814, died June 29, 1845; Samuel Allen Flagg born , died
W"^ Blinn Flagg bom March 26, 1817; Abner, born died ;
Margaret, born Sept , 1821 ; Nancy Dinsmore born , died
Francis Garaux born Aug. 20*^ 1824 ; Charles Chase born Sept. 1826 ;
Elizabeth born 1828, died ; Hannah born Feb. 25, 1831 ;
George Henry Small born , died Josiah Edwin born
died ; Mary born , died ; Elizabeth born , died
1839.
W" B. Flagg died Apr. 11 1839, aged 46. 2 mo
Margret G Flagg died 14 Apr 1869 76 years 6 days
Samuel A Flagg born November 8 1763
Charlotte Flagg Born Nov^ 14 1766
The Children of S & C Flagg
William B Flagg born Feby 16*^^ 1793
Samuel A Flagg J^". born December 22 1796
David Flagg born June. 4. 1798
John Jinkius Flagg bom August 19 1800
Hannah Flagg Born March 26 1803
Josiah J. Fiagg born April 20 1805
Margaret Garaux Flagg Born June 1 1807
David Flagg mar Elsie Chisholm
4 Children 2 boys 2 girls : Huldah bora about 1823 ; died 1850
John Jenkins Flagg mar. Sally Mathews,
Arlotta b. about 1822-3 ; — mar. Jackson.
Mary Ruth, William, John, born 1839-40
Josiah Flagg mar Longfellow.
1 or 2 Children. He died in 1842.
Abner Briggs born febury 16 1764
Sarah Briggs bom Sept 16 1767
The Children of A & S Briggs
Margaret Garaux Briggs born April 8th 1793
Elisabeth Flagg Briggs born June 4 1794
William Briggs bom July 23 1797
Hannah Brigg born Feb^. 25. 1799
Sarah Brigg bom Sep^" 23 1800
Esther Talbot Briggs born June 11th— 1802
Abner Briggs born June 30 — 1805
John Briggs born June 16 — 1806
Huldah Briggs born feby 20 1808
Abner. Briggs. died Feb 4*^^. 1839
Sarah Briggs his Wife died Mch 19. 1840
W" Briggs their son died Oct 19 1852
Sarah Roberts— his 2^ wife Jan 5 1838
aged. 75. 73. 55. & 32 years Respetively
Ruth Briggs. Daughter of Johnson & Neice to Abner died Dec. 15. 1853.
Jeremiah Briggs Brother of Ruth died Jan 15. 1843.
Watertown Train-Band, 1652. — In the Register for October, 1849, vol. 3,
p. 401, is a '^ List of Names of those who took the Oath of Fidelity," from the
Records of the Middlesex County Court. The list is correct, and the original
document from which it was made has been found among the files of the court.
It contains these words, which should have been embodied in the Records :
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''Let this honord Court know that the traine band of Watertown hare chosen
Lieutenant Mason to be our Captain, and Sergent Peerce to be our Lieutenant ;
here is also the names of certaine men whom upon this occasion have taken the
Oath of Fidelity."
In the Middlesex County Court Kecords, vol. 1, p. 302, are the words : '' The
Names of Such Persons as have Taken the Oath of Fidelity, 1652," but said
nothing of their military service. Captain Hugh Mason was given his com-
mission May 5, 1652, and the following names are a part, at least, of his " Train
Band " :
Sam" Stratton Sen. Kichard Bloice
Sam^i Stratton Junior John CoUer
John Stratton Anthony Beerz [Beurs?]
John Knapp Francis Bowman
W™ Perse Sam" Benjamin
Joseph Child Abra. Williams
John Bourden Isaac Mixer [Mixsure?]
Stephen Paine Sam^ Barnard
John Cloise John Sping
Sam" Ward James Knapp
Mathew Smith Richa : Cady
Daniell Warren Jn^ Barnard
John Page Thomas Pratt
Sam" Daniel Robert Harrington
Richard Child Tho : [Leson?] Gleason
W"^ Sanderson Jn^ Train
Jonathan Whitney Tho. Straite
Jno Perse Jn^ Bush
Richard Smith John Fiske
John Cooledge John Bigolough
Henry Spring
This original document is found in file '' Mid : Sx. Index 1649-1652. Mis-
cellaneous." Rev. Anson Titus.
Somerville^ Mass.
English Ancestry oe Henry Adams. — In the Register, vol. 59, pp. 320-22,
data was given suggesting that Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass., came from
Kingweston, co. Somerset, the transcripts of the registers of that parish
showing the baptism of a John Adams, son of Henry, on 4 Dec. 1622. The
theory is much strengthened by the fact that the transcripts of the registers of
that parish also have the baptism of Edward, son of Henry Adams, on 19 Apr.
1629, an entry evidently overlooked in the original research. This record applies
well to Edward Adams,* son of Henry of Braintree, who was married about
1652.
An examination of a few of the transcripts of Compton Dundon (the parish
adjoining Kingweston on the west) gave the following Adams items, so it may
be that a complete examination of them would be profitable :
Margery dau. of William Adams, bap. 10 May 1629
James son of John Addams and Mary, bap. 9 Sept. 1635
William son of Henry Addams and Joane, bap. 28 Feb. 1635-6
William son of Henry Addams, bur. 26 Mar. 1636
John son of Henry Addams, bur. 30 Aug. 1636
Richard son of William Adams and Joane, bap. 20 Jan. 1636/7.
Mary dau. of Henry Addams and Joane, bap. 20 Aug. 1637
Richard son of John Addams and Mary, bap. 19 Nov. 1637
Richard son of William Addams, bur. 20 Mar. 1637/8
James son of John Addams, bur. 16 Dec. 1639
Hugh Jones, Elizabeth Jones, James Abbot, John Vining. — The registers
of Wincanton, co. Somerset (which begin in 1636), show the baptisms of these
emigrants, who came together to New England about 1651 (see Register,
vol. 61, p. 150) :
* On 28 Oct. 1663, Edward Adams, aged 35, deposed in the case of Stedman vs.
Adams (Sutf. Co. Court Files, No. 606).— Virginia Hall, Cambridge, Mass.
188 Notes [April
Hugo son of Robert Jones bapt. 3 Jan. 1636-7
Elizabeth the daughter of Robte Jones, husbandman, was baptized the 2 of
Septemb. 1627 [Transcripts of Wincanton]
James son of James Abbot, bapt. 29 Dec. 1636
John son of Robert Vining, bapt. 17 Apr. 1636
Besides Robert Jones, '^husbandman," tliere was another Robert Jones in
Wincanton about 1630 who was curate of that parish, signing tlie transcripts as
Buch in 1628 and 1630.
9 Ware Street^ Dorchester, Mass. J. Gardner Bartlett.
Canney-Wingate-Paine. — A 1619 Norton and Bill bible, which has come
down through five Joshuas Wingate, having come to the first Wingate with his
second wife, the widow Canney, contains three records of her Canney children,
disagreeing in dates, of which one, entered by a good penman after all the chil-
dren were born, is as follows :
Sarah Cenny was bor 3 of Angst 1667
Martha Cenny [Mathew Canny in earlier record] was bor 5 Febr 1669
Mary Cenny ber January 17 1672
Lydia Cenny 26 August 1673
Thomas Cenny 1 November 1675
Samuel Cenny 24 May 1677
Earlier entries read :
'^ Thomas Canny his Book god Giu him grace therein to Looke "
" Thomas Channy his bibell"
''Thomas Canny mared in octo . . . one the thirtli [third] day 1666 "
The name '•'• Sarah Pain" entered in an ancient hand at the top of one of the
record pages indicates how the name Paine got into the Wingate family.
Richard Paine of Newichewanock, shipwright, was one of the bondsmen of the
widow Sarah Wingate, 1688. Earlier, 1678, Mr. Richard Paine was of Great
Island. He died in Charlestown 29 Mar. 1708, aged 72. She had died in Boston
23 Dec. 1707. Wyman's Charlestown gives his will in which he remembers
his ''son-in-law" J. Wingate and ''daughter in law Abigail wife of Samuel
Kenny, trunkmaker of Boston," and makes his heir his nephew Thomas Paine,
ropemaker, of Rotherdale, co. Surry, England. This shows what became of
John Wingate's youngest daughter ; the Boston records give the marriage of
Samuel Kenny and Abigail Winget 16 Nov. 1704, and the births of eight children,
1705-1721.
An unsuccessful attempt has been made to verify the statement in Dow's
Hampton that Sarah Canney-Wingate-Paine was daughter of Anthony Taylor.
But as two of her grandchildren were living in Mr. Dow's youth, and as Mr.
Dow was himself sprung from the marriage of John Moulton and Lydia Taylor,
23 Mar. 1666, we may accredit his circumstantial statements to reliable tradition.
Mr. Dow's material consisted in part of early tradition of the very highest
value, in part of guessed-together vital records of Hampton uncorrected by
reference to the county records, and in part of contributed matter of mixed
value. It is important that his original papers should be placed in a safe
depository. For instance, his flat statement that the name of the wife of the
famous Edward Gove was Hannah Titcomb has been challenged. If this was
one of his early recorded traditions it is of high authority, for circumstantial
traditions must have come down regarding this man's sensational career and
what his wife did during his imprisonment. On the other hand, if Mr. Dow
accepted the statement on the authority of a correspondent it may be wortliless.
One of the Canney daughters, presumably the eldest, was married before 12
Mar. 1683/4, when John Wingate made his will, and the others may afterwards
have been married : Martha to Benjamin Nason, 30 June 1687 ; Mary to John
Twombly, 18 Apr. 1687 ; Lydia to Tobias Hanson [Register, vol. 6, p. 330].
The name " Channey Smith" is scribbled in the margin of one of the record
pages, and one might suppose him to be a descendant of Thomas Cenny, Canny
or Channy ; but better judgment is that the youth was the same who afterwards
as Dr. Cheney Smith of Dover practiced there as early as 1735. He seems
to have been the Cheney Smith born at Ipswich 21 Mar. 1712, grandson of
Hannah (Cheney) Smith of Newbury. The suggestion that the Cheneys of
Newbury and the Canneys of Dover were of the same family leads into the deep
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swamp of early orthoepy. The general substitution of " a " for " e " interfered
with the rule for the aspiration of '^c" before certain vowels. Cheney on
Martha's Vineyard is spoken Chain-ny to this day, and a Dover deed as late as
1736, when it seems certain that *' ch " had settled down to its modern sound,
spelt the first Thomas Canney's name Chancy. On the other hand, several con-
temporary entries of Canney read Kenny. Probably the sound as well as the
spelling wabbled.
Later records are : Joshua Wing" born 7 Sept 17[10?] ; Joshua Winget Junr
married 19 day . . . ; Ann Winget born 21 May 1730 ; Joshua Winget 3d born
14 Oct 1737 [on another page 1738]. The bible evidently came down through
John* Wingate, Col. Joshua,* Joshua,^ Joshua.* The latter dying childless it
must have gone to his cousin Joshua Wingate of Hallowell, then to his son
Gen. Joshua Wingate of Portland, who probably saved it from destruction by
having it tiuely rebound in calf. Charles Thornton Libby.
Portland, Me.
Historical Intelligence
Norfolk Families. — Mr. Walter Rye has prepared for publication by sub-
scription in five parts '' Norfolk Families: Past and Present, their Origin and
Arms (if any)." This work will contain a condensed account of the origin and
history of every name of note in the County, in all about 2,300, and will com-
prise critical remarks on all doubtful pedigrees and arms, and notes (many un-
published) on all notewortliy Norfolk families and persons. Parts 1 and 2
(now ready) contain A to He, and refer to about 1030 families, their pedigrees,
and arms. For further particulars address Messrs. Goose & Son, 2 The Hay-
market, Norwich, England.
British Record Society. — In a letter received from Mr. Thomas M. Blagg,
the General Editor of the Society, he states that "• in Mr. G. E. Cokayne, whose
recent death you will have heard of, the Society has lost its strongest support,
for the late Clarencieux King of Arms subsidised some of its most useful work.
... If, therefore, the utility and output of the Society are to be maintained,
it is essential that we should have a considerable accession of subscribers in
1912." Mr. Blagg asks for the support of the Society's work by individuals
and libraries, mentioning that subscribers receive an abundant return in printed
matter, and that the more subscribers the more material each will receive, as
the entire income is expended each year on the Society's work. Attention is
called to the advertisement in this number.
The Society of Genealogists of London. — The Second Quarterly Report,
December 1911, has been received and shows the Society to have made rapid
strides since its organization. The Society is collecting printed and manuscript
volumes, and documents, for safe keeping. Various committees have been
formed to extend the useful work of the Society, such as forming a consolidated
index of names in the shape of a card index, an index of pedigrees in print or
mss., of monumental inscriptions, of parish registers and marriage licences, of
fly-leaf inscriptions in family bibles, of records of migration and change of resi-
dence, of local records and family associations. Committees to deal witli Irish,
Scottish, and Welsh records are in course of formation. The Society, among
other gifts, has recently received transcripts of 27 unprinted Cornish registers
on index slips.
For further particulars in regard to the scope of the Society's work and
terms of membership, address the Hon. Secretary, 227 Strand, London, W.C.,
England.
Genealogies in Preparation. — Persons of the several names are advised to
furnish the compilers of these genealogies with records of their own families
and other information which they think may be useful. We would suggest that
all facts of interest illustrating family history or character be communicated,
especially service under the U. S. Government, the holding of other oiffices, grad-
uation from college or professional schools, occupation, with places and dates
190 Recent Boohs [April
of birth, marriage, residence, and death. All names should be given in full if
possible. No initials should be used when the full name is known.
Bussell (BuzzeM). — John of Dover, N. H., who died in Jan. 1738, by Rev.
Herbert L. Buzzell, Barre, Mass.
Foss. — Johan (John), who died at Dover, N. H., between 17 Dec. 1699 and
8 Jan. 1699/1700, by Guy Scoby Rix, 8 Elm Street, Concord, N. H.
Homer.— ^o\m, who died at Boston 6 Nov. 1717, by Morgan H. Stafford, 32
Richardson Street, Newton, Mass.
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added for postage when sent by mail, and from whom it may be ordered. For the
January issue, books should be received by Nov. 1 ; for April, by Feb. 1 ; for July, by
May 1 ; and for October, by July 1.]
GENEALOGICAL
Atkins genealogy. No. 99, Library of Cape Cod, history and genealogy, Atkins
[family, descendants of Henry]. By James W. Hawes. Yarmouthport, Mass.,
C. W. Swift, publisher and printer, 1911. 17 p. 4o Price 75 cts. Address the
publisher.
Bates genealogy. The Bates bulletin, vol. 5, no. 1, Sept. 1911. 12 p. il. S**
Burrill genealogy. Burrill lineage [descendants of John of Weymouth, Mass.
By Paul Colburn Burrill]. Milwaukee, Wis., 1910. n. p. blueprint.
Busby genealogy. No. 100, Library of Cape Cod, history and genealogy, Busby
[family, descendants of Nicholas]. By James W. Hawes. Yarmouthport,
Mass.,'C. W. Swift, publisher and printer, 1911. 8 p. 4o Price 25 cts. Address
the publisher.
Dame genealogy. Some descendants of Dea. John Dam of Dover, N. H., 1633.
By John Scales, A. M. Boston, Mass., Press of David Clapp & Son, 1911.
14 p. 8° Reprint from the Register for Oct., 1911.
Davis and Everett genealogies. One line of descendants from Dolar Davis and
Richard Everett, including numerous marriage connections. By Mrs. William
Sumner Crosby. Boston, Mass., Press of George H. Ellis Co., 1911. 59 p.
por. 8° Price $3.00. Address the author, 173 Gardner Road, Brookline, Mass.
Eldredge genealogy. No. 101, Library of Cape Cod, history and genealogy,
Eldred, Eldredge [family descendants of Robert]. By James W. Hawes. Yar-
mouth, Mass., C. W. Swift, publisher and printer, 1911. 29 p. 4° Price $1.00.
Address the publisher.
Foreman-Farman-Forman genealogy. Descendants of William Foreman, who
came from London, Eng., in 1675, and settled near Annapolis, Md., supple-
mented by single lines of the families of the ancestors of the writer's paternal
great-grandmother, his grandmother, his own mother, and the descendants of
Edward Frisbie, an original settler of Branf ord, Ct. By Elbert Eli Farman, LL.D.
New York, Tobias Alexander Wright, 1911. 232 p. pi. por. 8° Price $5.00.
Address T. A. Wright, 150 Bleecker St., New York.
Gilbert, Carver, and Duffield genealogy. The Gilbert family [descendants of
John] ; the Carver family [descendants of John] ; the Duffield family [descen-
dants of Benjamin]. By Joseph C. Martindale, M.D. Frankford, Philadelphia,
Pa., Martin & Allardyce, 1911. 18 p. 12°
Hopkins genealogy. Hopkins, the name and the coat of arms. Frankford,
Philadelphia, Pa., Martin & Allardyce, 1911. [8 p.] pi. 16^ Price $1.00. Ad-
dress the publishers, Frankford, Pa.
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Knight genealogy. The Knight family [descendants of Giles]. By Joseph C.
Martindale, M.D. Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa., Martin & Allardyce, 1911.
i 16 p. 12«
Mason genealogy. Enoch and Elizabeth Mason, their ancestry and descendants,
with loving tribute to some who have gone to a fairer land. By S. S. Mason.
Kingsley, Iowa. J. H. Beardsley, -printer, 1911. 90 p. il.pl. por. 12° Price $2.00
bound, 50 cts. paper cover. Address S. S. Mason, Bear Lake, Mich., or Bird-
eall, N. Y.
Mather genealogy. The Mather family of Cheltenham, Pa., being an account
of the descendants of Joseph Mather, compiled from the records of Charles
Mather of Jenkintown. By Horace Mather Lippincott, Ph.B. Philadelphia,
Pa., Lewis J. Levick, 1910. 150+[18] p. fcsm. il. pi. por. 8^ Price ^3.00. Ad-
dress the author, 26 South 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Mayer genealogy. The Mayer family [1604-1911]. By Harriet Hyatt Mayer,
n. p. [1911] 8 prn. pi. por. fo Price $1.00. Address Mrs. H. H. Mayer, An-
nisquam, Mass.
Nickerson genealogy. No. 102, Library of Cape Cod, history and genealogy,
Nickerson [family, descendants of William]. By James W. Hawes. Yar-
mouthport, Mass., C. W. Swift, publisher and printer, 1911. 17 p. 4" Price
60 cts. Address the publisher.
Oldfather genealogy. The genealogy of the Oldfather family [descendants of
Henry]. By Rufus A[dolphus] Longman. Cincinnati, Ohio, published by R.
A, Longman [1911]. 220 p. por. 8° Price $5.00. Address the author. Wedge-
wood and Lowry Aves., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Phipps genealogy. Notes on Phipps and Phip families of England, Ireland, the
West Indies, and of New England. Part 1. Phipps of Nottingham and Read-
ing, 1570-1700. Preliminary sketch. By Major H. R. Phipps, R.F. A. Lahore,
India, Civil and Military Gazette press, 1911. 17 p. 8^
Reade genealogy. The Reade Record, no. 4, 1912. Reade Historical and Gene-
alogical Association. 12 p. il. 8^
Reed genealogy. Reed genealogy [descendants of John]. By S[ebastian]
V[isscher] T[alcott]. Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa., rearranged and published
by Martin & Allardyce, 1912. 17 p. 12^ Price $1.00 net. Address the publishers,
Fries Bldg., Frankford, Pa.
Reed and Edgerton genealogies. Ezra Reed and Ester Edgerton, their life and
ancestry. By Charles E[dward] Benton. Pouglikeepsie, N. Y., press of the
A. V. Haight Co., 1912. 94 p. chart pi. 4° Price $2.00 net. Address the
author, 765 County St., New Bedford, Mass.
Ryder genealogy. No. 98, Library of Cape Cod, history and genealogy, Ryder
[family, descendants of Samuel]. By James W. Hawes. Yarmouthport, Mass.,
C. W. Swift, publisher and printer, 1911. 19 p. 4° Price 75 cts. Address the
publisher.
"Walton genealogy. The Walton family [descendants of Nathaniel, Thomas,
Daniel, and William] . By Joseph C. Martindale, M.D. Frankford, Philadel-
phia, Pa., Martin & Allardyce, 1911. 12 p. 12^ Price $1.00 net. Address the
publishers, Frankford, Pa.
Walcott genealogy. Report of proceedings of the seventh annual reunion of
the Societv of Descendants of Henry Wolcott, one of the first settlers of Wind-
sor, Ct., held at Niagara Falls, N. Y., Aug. 23-25, 1911. 16 p. 12° Address
Chandler Wolcott, 99 Park Ave., Rochester, N. Y.
Connecticut genealogies. Genealogical and family history of the state of Con-
necticut, a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a com-
monwealth and the founding of a nation. Editorial staff: William Richard
Cutter, A.M., Edward Henry Clement, Samuel Hart, D.D., D.C.L., Mary
Kingsbury Talcott, Frederick Bostwick, Ezra Scollay Stearns. New York,
Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1911. 4 vols. fcsm. il. pi. por. 4°
New York Mail and Express. Index of the genealogical and historical queries
and answers from the New York Mail and Express. By Mary E. Sinnott.
Privately printed, n. p. 1911. Vols. 1 and 2. 113 p. 4°
192 Recent Boohs [April
Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal. Being a complete table of all the descen-
dants now living of Edward III, King of England. The Mortimer-Percy vol-
ume, containing the descendants of Lady Elizabeth Percy, nee Mortimer. Part 1,
with supplements to the Exeter and Essex vols, illustrated. London, Eng.,
Melville & Co., 1911. 12-f-636 p. pi. por. tab. ped. 4^
BIOGKAPHICAL
Endicott, John, memoir. John Endicott and the men who came to Salem in the
Abigail in 1628. By Frank A. Gardner, M.D. Salem, Mass., The Salem Press
Co., 1910. 15 p. 80 Reprint from The Massachusetts Magazine.
Howe, Julia "Ward, memoir. Memorial exercises in honor of Julia Ward Howe
held in Symphony Hall, Boston, on Sunday evening, Jan. 8, 1911, at 8 o'clock,
under the auspices of the Mayor and City Council. Boston, Mass., Printing
Department, 1911. 50 p. por. 4°
Parker, William Thornton, memoir. In sacred momory of William Thornton
Parker, Jr., B.S., beloved son of AYilliam Thornton and Elizabeth Stebbins
Parker. Jan. 3, 1876-June 7, 1900. 131 p. pi. por. 8«
Sprunt, James, Historical Publications. The University of North Carolina. The
James Sprunt Historical Publications. Contents, Benjamin Sherwood Hedrick.
Published under the direction of The North Carolina Historical Society, J. G.
de Roulhac Hamilton and Henry McGilbert Wagstafi; editors. Vol. 10, no. 1.
Chapel Hill, N. C, published by the University, 1910. 42 p. 8o Price 50 cts.
Address, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Sprunt, James, Historical Publications. The University of North Carolina. The
James Sprunt Historical Publications. Contents, Bartlett Yancey, The political
and professional career of Bartlett Yancey, Letters to Bartlett Yancey. Pub-
lished under the direction of The North Carolina Historical Society, J. G. de
Roulhac Hamilton and Henry McGilbert Wagstaff, editors. Vol. 10, no. 2.
Chapel Hill, N. C, published by the University, 1911. Price 50 cts. Address,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Towne, Gen. Salem. Addresses at the unveiling of the portrait of Gen. Salem
Towne presented to the town of Charlton by Judge Stephen P. Twiss, Kansas
City, in Dexter Memorial Hall, Charlton, Mass., Sept. 6, 1909. 32 p. pi. por. 8^
Harvard College, Class of 1896. Harvard College, Class of 1896, secretary's
fourth report, June, 1911. Printed for the class. [Boston, Mass., The Rock-
well & Churchill Press, 1911.] 18+369 p. 8°
Yale College, Class of 1906. History of the class of 1906, Yale College, vol. 2.
Edited by Edwin Rogers Embree, class secretary. [New Haven, Conn.,] pub-
lished by the Class Secretaries Bureau, Yale University Press, 1911. 532 p. il.
pi. por. 80
Yale College, Class of 1911. History of the class of 1911, Yale College, vol. 1.
Edited by James D wight Dana, class secretary, Robert A[lexander] Gibney,
Harry S[tuart] Irons. New Haven, Ct., Yale University, 1911. 414 p. il. pi. 8®
HISTORICAL
(a) GE^'ERAL li
HarvF.rd College, Harvard Hall. Burning of Harvard Hall, 1764, and its conse-
quences. By Erancis Apthorp Foster. Cambridge, Mass., John Wilson & Son,
1911. 43 p. pi. 80 Reprinted from the publications of The Colonial Society of
Massachusetts, vol. 14.
Magazine of £.istory. The Magazine of History, with notes and queries. Extra
number, no. 17. Historical memoirs relating to the Housatonic Indians (1693-
1755). By Rev. Samuel Hopkins. New York, reprinted, William Abbatt, 1911.
198 p. fcsm. 40
Massachusetts, Acts and Resolves. Acts and resolves passed by the General
Court of Massachusetts in the year 1911, together with the constitution, the
messages of the Governor, list of the Civil Government, tables showing changes
in the statutes, clianges of names of persons, etc. Published by the Secretary
of the Commonwealth. Boston, Mass., Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1911.
71-f-1535 p. 80
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Massachusetts, record commissioner. Twenty-fourth report of the commissioner
of public records, 1911. By Henry Ernest Woods, commissioner. Boston,
Mass., Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1912. 7 p. S^
Massachusetts, Volunteer Infantry. Memorial history of the 17tli regiment, Mas-
sachusetts Volunteer Infantry, old and new organizations, in the Civil War,
from 1861-1865. Issued by the authority of the supervisors authorized to write
and publish the history. By Thomas Kirwan and Henry Splaine. Salem, Mass.,
The Salem Press Co., c' 1911. 402 p. fcsm. il. map por. pi. 8° Address Henry
Splaine, 3 Midland St., Dorchester, Mass.
Shays Rebellion. American Antiquarian Society. The Shays Rebellion, a pol-
itical aftermath. By Andrew McFarland Davis. Worcester, Mass., published
by the Society, 1911. 25 p. S" Reprint from Proceedings of the American
Antiquarian Society for April, 1911.
United States, Civil War, Official records of the Union and Confederate navies
in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, vol. 24. Naval forces on Western
waters, Jan. 1 to May 17, 1863. Published under the direction of Hon. George
von Lengerke Meyer, Secretary of the Navy. By Charles W. Stewart. Wash-
ington, i). C, Government Printing Office, 1911. 803 p. map pi. 8°
Virginia. Some emigrants to Virginia, memoranda in regard to several hun-
dred emigrants to Va. during the colonial period whose parentage is shown or
former residence indicated by authentic records. By W[illiam] G[lover] Stan-
ard. [Richmond, Va., William Ellis Jones' Sons (inc.) printers, 1911.] 4-f-79 p.
^o For sale by The Bell Book & Stationery Co., Richmond, Va.
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Boston, Mass., Public Library. The Public Library of the City of Boston, a his-
tory. By Horace Greeley Wadlin, Litt.D. Boston, Mass., printed at the lib-
brary and published by the trustees, 1911. 236 p. map. pi por. 4^ Price ^1.50,
postage 20 cts. Address Boston Public Library.
Brockton, Mass. Vital records of Brockton, Mass., to the year 1850. Boston,
Mass., published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society at the
charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund, 1911. 371 p. 8°
Dan vers, Mass., Peabody Institute. History of the iPeabody Institute, Dan vers,
Mass., 1852-1911. Boston, Mass., Thomas Todd Co. [1911.] 166 p. 8^
Great Barrington, Mass. Great Barrington, Mass., town diary, 1676-1911, and
program, 150th anniversary, Sept. 4, 1911. Great Barrington, Mass., Berkshire
Courier Print, 1911. n. p. il. pi. por. 16^
Groton, Mass., Moors School. Moors school at old district No. 2, Groton, Mass.
The story of a district school. By Edward Adams Richardson. Ayer, Mass.,
1911. 32 p. pi. por. 80
Hanover, Mass. History of the town of Hanover, Mass., with family gene-
alogies. By Jedediah Dwelley and John F. Simmons. [Plymouth, Mass., Me-
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pi. por. 8° Price f 2.50, postage 30 cts. Address J. W. Hinckley, West Hano-
ver, or Hon. Jedediah Dwelley, North Hanover.
Jersey City, N. J., Reformed Church of Bergen. Three sermons preached at the
two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Reformed Church
of Bergen (organized 1660) in Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 16 and 23, 1910. By Rev.
Cornelius Brett, D.D., and Rev. John J, Moment. Published by the Consistory.
60 p. pi. por. 120
Providence, R. I., The Providence Athenaeum. [History] 1753-1911. By Joseph
Le Roy Harrison, n. d. n. p. 39 p. pi. 8^
Beading, Mass., vital records. Vital records of Reading, Mass., to the year
1850. ]^j Thomas Williams Baldwin. Boston, Mass., 1912. 586 p. 8°
Royalton, Vt. History of Royalton, Vt., with family genealogies 1769-1911.
By Evelyn M. Wood Lovejoy. Published by the town and The Royalton
Woman's Club. Burlington, Vt., Free Press Printing Co., 1911. 21+1146 p.
chart, fcsm. pi. por. 8^ Price : cloth $5.00; half leather $5.75.
194 Recent Boohs [April
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American Historical Association. Annual report of the American Historical As-
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The Charitable Corporation. The Charitable Corporation of London [Eng.]. By
Andrew McEarland Davis. Boston, Mass., 1911. 13 p. 8^ Reprint from Pro-
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Massachusetts, The Colonial Society of. Publications of The Colonial Society of
Massachusetts. Vol. 13, Transactions, 1910-1911. Printed at the charge of the
Robert Charles Winthrop, Jr., Fund. Boston, Mass., published by the Society,
1912. 19+509 p. fcsm. map pi. por. 8°
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croft Ruuk. n. p., printed by order of the Society, 1911. 34 p. map pi. 8°
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ERRATA
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tablet erected in memory of the Indians, Jan. 13, 1912. Dover, Mass., printed
by the Dover Historical and Natural History Society, 1912. 83 p. pi. 8°
Easthampton, Mass. Williston Seminary, founders' day. Addresses by Prin-
cipal Joseph H. Sawyer. Privately printed [Norwood, Mass., Plimpton Press],
1911. 47 p. pi. por. 120
A short biograpliical sketch is given of the founders, Samuel Williston, born June 17, 1795
and his wile, Emiiy (Graves) Williston, born June 5, 1797.
Gardiner, Me., Historical Series. Number one. Land titles in old Pittston. By
Henry Sewall Webster. Gardiner, Me., The Reporter- Journal Press, 1912.
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Greenwich, Conn. Ye historic of ye town of Greenwich, Ct., with genealogical
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and Worden families. Being a revision, ampliti cation, and continuation of the
history of the town of Greenwich, published in 1857, by Daniel M. Mead. By
Spencer P. Mead, LL.B. New York, The Knickerbocker press, 1911. 12+768 p.
fcsm. map. pi. por. 8^
Haucock, N. H., epitaphs. Inscriptions on gravestones in the old cemetery at
Hancock, N. H. [Hancock, N. H.J 1911. 136 p. il. pi. 8°
LanesDoro, Pa. Methodist Episcopal Church, Lanesboro, Pa., centennial cele-
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Peterborough, N. H. Annual reunion, school district, no. 5, ''Caper Corner,"
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map pi. 8°
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York County, Me. Index to the probate records of the County of York, Me.
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of Harry B. Ayer. Biddeford, Me., press of The Biddeford Journal, 1911.
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Colonial Dames of the State of New York. Catalogue of the genealogical and
historical library of the Colonial Dames of the State of New York. Published
by the Society, 105 West 4oth St., New York City, 1912. 518 p. S^
2v90 Eecent Boohs [July-
Huguenot Society of South Carolina. Transactions no. 18. Published by order
of the Society. Charleston, S. C, Walker Evans & Cogswell Co., 1911. 64 p. 8«
James Sprunt Historical Publications. The University of North Carolina. The
James Spruut Historical Publications. Published under the direction of The
North Carolina Historical Society. Vol. 11, no. 1. Contents: County Govern-
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Wagstaff, editors. Chapel Hill, N. C, published by the University, 1911. 39 p.
8° Price 50 cts. Address, J. G. de R. Hamilton, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Lexington Historical Society. Proceedings of the Le^tington Historical Society
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National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. History for
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New England Historic Genealogical Society. Address of the President of the
New England Historic Genealogical Society, reminiscences of a faddist. Bos-
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New England Society in the City of New York. The Puritan Remnant. The
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17, 1911. By the V. Rev. William M. Grosvenor, D.D. 11 p. 8°
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Order of the Founders of the Patriots of America. Register, 1911, revised and
compiled to May 13, 1911. Published by authority of the General Court of the
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Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Governors. Charter, by-laws, officers, members,
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Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association. History and proceedings of the Pocum-
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ERRATA
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Vol. 66, p. 185, line 19,/or Charles read Clarence.
Vol. 66, p. 191, 1. 36,/or Ester read Esther.
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JULY, 1912
HON. JOHN TAGGARD BLODGETT, A.M.
By Amasa Mason Eaton, A.M., LL.B.
.John Taggard Blodgett, a resident member of the New Eng-
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line of descent from Thomas' Blodgett, born in England in 1605,
who came from London, England, to Boston, Massachusetts, in the
Increase in 1635, and settled at Cambridge, being through David,'
Thomas,^ Joseph," Jonathan, * Jabez,^ Alfred,' to William Alfred,^
his father. His great-great-grandfather Jonathan Blodgett of
Hudson, New Hampshire, answered the "Lexington Alarm,"
April 19, 1775, and served later as a private in a New Hampshire
regiment. He was a great-grandson of William Taggard of Hills-
borough, New Hampshire, ensign and lieutenant in the Second
New Hampshire Regiment, 1776-1780 ; and also the great-grandson
of Bartholomew Trow of Charlestown, Massachusetts, a member
of "The Boston Tea Party," a minute man at Lexington April 19,
1775, lieutenant in Colonel Thomas Gardiner's regiment at Bunker
Hill June 17, 1775, and captain in the 25th Massachusetts Regiment
at the siege of Quebec in 1776. He was a great-great-grandson
of Hezekiah Welch of Boston, second lieutenant of the frigate Boston
in 1778 ; and he was the great-grandson of Ebenezer Welch of
Boston, midshipman in the Revolution.
He received his early education in the public schools of Belmont
and of Watertown, Massachusetts, and was graduated from the
Watertown High School in 1875, and from Worcester Academy in
1876. He then entered Brown University, and was graduated with
his class in 1880, being a member of the Society of Phi Beta Kappa,
and receiving three years later from the college the degree of A.M.
Upon graduation he entered upon the study of law in the office
of Benjamin N. Lapham in Providence. There he completed the
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regular course of three years' study, and passing with brilliancy the
bar examinations, he was admitted to practice. He was admitted
to practice in the United States District Court in 1885, and in the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals in 1895, his law practice
relating principally to corporation and banking business » He was
United States Commissioner for the District of Ehode Island from
1890 to 1897 ; and he became supervisor of Federal elections in
Rhode Island in 1891, remaining in that office until the repeal of the
Federal election law, the duties of the office being to inspect the
list of voters and to see that no fraud was practiced in Federal
elections. The familiarity with election laws thus acquired led him
to prepare and to carry through a state law relating to the appoint-
ment and defining the powers and duties of the Board of Can-
vassers and Registration. Upon its passage in 1895 he was ap-
pointed a member and became its chairman, remaining so until he
became a member of the Supreme Court of the state.
He was a member of the House of Representatives from the city
of Providence from 1898 to 1900, and took a leading part while a
member in drafting and securing the adoption of important legis-
lation relating to the city. His experience upon the board of can-
vassers led to his appointment in 1900 as chairman of a commission
to revise the ward lines of the city of Providence.
He was chairman of the Rhode Island Commission to the James-
town Exposition of 1907.
In 1900 he was elected by the General Assembly Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, remaining in that
office until his death, at Providence March 4, 1912.
An examination of his opinions in the Rhode Island Reports
illustrates his thoroughness of research, his scholarship, capacity for
work, and independence of judgment, especially in some of the dis-
senting opinions he delivered.
Besides his association with this Society, Judge Blodgett was a
member of the Rhode Island Historical Society, the Rhode Island
Society of Colonial Wars, and the Rhode Island Society of Sons of
the American Revolution. He was also a corresponding member
of The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, and contributed a paper
upon "The Political Theory of the Mayflower Compact" to its
Transactions in 1909.
He married first, March 28, 1883, Amelia "Wilson Torrey, daugh-
ter of Moses Eddy and Amelia (Wilson) Torrey of Providence, by
whom he had a son, Moses Torrey, who died soon after his birth,
and a daughter, Gwendolen. On August 15, 1900, he married
his second wife. Amy de Lacy Bemiss, daughter of Dr. Samuel
Merrifield and Frances (Lockert) Bemiss of New Orleans, Louisiana,
v/ho survives him, with the daughter by his first wife, Gwendolen
Blodgett.
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I
NOTES ON THOMPSON FAMILIES OF CONNECTICUT
By Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., of New Haven, Conn.
The earlier generations of the Thompson families of East Haven
and of New Haven have been confused, and the published accounts
are inaccurate without exception. The principal reason for this is
that three John Thompsons in succession flourished in each family.
Furthermore, considerable confusion has arisen with regard to their
wives, due to the fact that John, Sr., of New Haven married Ellen
Harrison, while the widow of the first John of East Haven married
Thomas Harrison for her second husband. Consequently, Ellen has
been assigned indiscriminately to three separate Johns. The follow-
ing account of the two families may help to straighten matters.
The Thompson Family of East Haven
1. JoHN^ Thompson, ''farmer," of East Haven, apparently was not
related to the three brothers who founded the New Haven family. Ac-
cording to Dod's East Haven Register, the name of his wife was Ellen,
and this has been followed by every succeeding account, including that in
the luUle Genealogy (1883). She is referred to merely as "the widow"
in the County Court Records, where many of the early Probate entries are
to be found ; but in the unindexed second volume of Proprietors' Records
is a passage (p. 185) which distinctly calls her Dorothy. There is no
reason for disputing the correctness of this record, especially as two of her
children, Rebecca (Thompson) Thomas and Nathaniel Harrison, named a
daughter Dorothy. John Thompson's estate was inventoried in 1 655 (New
Haven Probate Records, vol. 1, p. 58), and he probably died in that year.
His widow was unmarried in February 1656 (Proprietors' Records, vol. 2,
p. 185), but shortly thereafter married Thomas Harrison of Branford, as
his first wife. By him she had two sons, Thomas Harrison, born 1 Mar.
1657, and Nathaniel Harrison, born 13 Dec. 1658. It would seem that
she did not long survive, for on 29 Mar. 1666, Thomas Harrison married
his second wife, Elizabeth Stent. On 27 Jan. 1671, the children of John
Thompson, farmer, deceased, made application for the distribution of their
father's estate, mentioning their "father-in-law" Thomas Harrison as its
custodian. Their names are given as John the eldest son, Joseph, Hannah,
Mary, Rebeckah, Abigaile and Sarah ; and Mathew Moulthrop and John
Cooper, Jr., acknowledge the receipt of their wives' portions (New Haven
County Court Records, vol. 1, p. 36).
Children :
i. Hannah,'' m. 26 June 1662, Matthew Moulthrop, who d. 1691 ;
d. 1681.
2. ii. John.
iii. Mary, m. 27 Dec. 1666, John Cooper, bapt. 28 May 1642 ; d. Nov.
1714.
S. iv. Joseph.
V. Abigau. (twin), b. 26 Jan. 1651; m. (1) 25 Nov. 1672, Joseph Al-
sop, Jr., b. abt. 1649, d. 12 Jan. 1691; m. (2) Capt. John Mh,es,
Jr., b. 9 Jan. 1668, d. 10 Feb. 1710; d. 1727.
vi. Rebecca (twin), b. 26 Jan. 1651; m. (1) 3 Feb. 1669, Daniel
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Thomas of West Haven, who d. 1694; m. (2) abt. 1703, John
Perkins, b. 18 Aug. 1651, d. after 1727; d. after 1730.
vii. Sarah, b. 30 Apr. 1654; m. 24 Nov. 1678, Alllng Ball, b. 27 June
1656, d. 1710; d. 1716.
2. JoHN^ Thompson {Johri^), ''farmer/' of East Haven, married, 22
May 1666, Priscilla Powell, daughter of Thomas, who died
18 Apr. 1726. He died 13 Feb. 1693. In his will of 13 Feb.
1693, probated June 1693, he mentions his wife, eldest son John,
son Samuel, daughter Chidsey, and daughter Abigail (New Haven
Probate Records, vol. 2, p. 136).
Children :
i. JoHN,^ b. 6 Aug. 1667; called "farmer" and sergeant; m. Mercy
Mansfield, dau. of Moses and Mercy (Glover), b. 2 Apr. 1667,
d. 9 Jan. 1745, who m. (2) Nathaniel Bradley (cf . her gravestone,
East Haven cemetery) ; d. 25 Sept. 1721 . This Thompson line was
carried on through his sons, John,"^ 3Ioses, and Samuel.
ii. A DAUGHTER, b. 17 Oct. 1669 ; d. 29 Oct. 1669.
iii. Prisch^la, b. 7 Aug. 1671 ; m. Ebenezer Chidsey, b. 10 Feb. 1666,
d. Sept. 1726 ; d. 1 Jan. 1726.
Iv. Samuel, b. 29 Jan. 1674; d. young.
T. Samuel, b. 1 May 1677 ; m. Abigail Potter, dau. of John and Mary
(Hitchcock), b. 23 Sept. 1680, who m. (2) Thomas Smith; d. 25
Dec. 1712. His only son was Samuel,"^ whose male line became
extinct in the next generation.
vi. Abigail, b. 24 Feb. 1680 ; m. 8 Sept. 1698, Daniel Collins, b. 28
May 1677.
3. Joseph'^ Thompson (Jolm^) removed to Wallingford, Conn., where
he married first, about 1683, Mrs. Elizabeth (Lathrop) Royce,
widow of Isaac, who was born in 1648, and in 1669 married Isaac
Royce, who died in 1682. She died before 1690, when Joseph
Thompson is referred to as father-in-law of the Royce children
(County Court Records, vol. 1, p. 178). He married secondly,
22 Nov. 1694, Mercy Jacob. In Feb. 1704, administration on
the estate of Joseph Thomson of Wallingford, deceased, was granted
to Mr. John Moss and to Joseph Thomson, son of the deceased ;
and the estate was distributed to the widow Mercy, and to Joseph,
John, and Hannah (County Court Records, vol. 2, p. 151).
Children :
1. Joseph,^ b. abt. 1683; called Captain; m. 9 Feb. 1710, Hannah
Clark, who d. 17 Aug. 1763 ; d. 7 Nov. 1756. This line was con-
tinued through his only sou, Samuel.*
ii. John, b. 1 Feb. 1685 ; m. 23 June 1710, Sarah Culver, who d. 26
July 1751 ; d. 1763. He left descendants, who lived at Walling-
ford and Goshen, through his sons, Abel^* John^ and Joseph.
iii. Hannah, b. 16 Apr. 1687; m. 1 Mar. 1706, Sa^iuel Thorpe of Wal-
lingford, b. 13 Feb. 1682 ; d. after 1742.
The Thompson Family of New Haven.
The New Haven family of Thompson was founded by three brothers,
William, Anthony, and John. An attempt has been made to connect them
with the Thompson family of Lenham, co. Kent, England. This Lenham
myth has been set forth as a certainty in the History of Goshen (by A. G.
Hibbard, 1897), in the Marks-Plait Ancestry (by E. J. Lines, 1902, pp.
46-50), and in several other accounts, and so far as known has never been
refuted. Henry Thompson of Royton in Lenham married Dorothy Hony
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wood, and died 20 Oct. 1648, leaving, with other issue, sons John, William,
and Anthony. The coincidence of names would seem promising, and it is
not strange that somebody hastily conjectured their identity with the emi-
grants, but investigation overthrows the theory. According to William
Berry's Pedigrees of the Families in the County of Kent (published in 1830,
pp. 15-17), Anthony Thompson of Lenham was baptized 30 Aug. 1612,
and died in England 13 Feb. 1682, leaving as heiress an only daughter.
Moreover, John Thompson of Lenham was born in 1604, too early for
John of New Haven, who was probably the youngest of the emigrant
brothers. The Lenham brothers had three cousins, sons of Thomas Thomp-
son of Pethem, co. Kent, likewise named John, William, and Anthony ;
but this John was a knight, and died in 1 645 without issue. Furthermore,
the evidence of chronology tends to show that the emigrants could not de-
scend from Henry of Lenham or Thomas of Pethem in tlie following gen-
eration. At all events, the accepted pedigree must be abandoned.
1. William^ Thompson died unmarried in New Haven 24 Apr. 1683.
In his will of 6 Oct. 1682 he calls himself "far stricken in years," and
mentions his nephews Benjamin Broadly and brother Abraham Broadly ;
nephew John Thompson, son of brother Anthony ; cousin John Thompson,
Jr., son of nephew John abovesaid ; cousin William Thompson, son of
nephew John abovesaid ; cousin Mary Lynes ; sister Ellen Thompson ;
cousins Mary Lynes, Anna Broadlye, and Elizabeth Broadlye, daughters
of sister Ellen Thompson ; Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Benjamin Broad-
lye ; and cousins Bridgett Bowers, Anna Stanton, and Lydia Cruttendenf
(New Haven Probate Records, vol. 1, p. 192).
2. Anthony^ Thompson died Sept. 1648. In his will of 23 Mar. 1647
he mentions his eldest son ; second son, Anthony ; daughter Bridget which
he had by former wife ; other daughters ; wife ; and brothers William and
John (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 1, p. 33). He married first
; and secondly Katharine , who married for her
second husband, 14 July 1652, Nicholas Camp of Milford. The Proprie-
tors' records contain several references to payment of portions to Anthony's
children, by " Kattern Camp," the children mentioned being John, Hannah,
Liddia, Ebenezer, Anthony, and Bridget (Proprietors' Records, vol. 2, pp.
91, 98, 114, 229).
Children by first wife :
4. i. JOHN.'^
ii. Anthony, b. Dec. 1634 ; d. at Milford 29 Dec. 1654. In his will of
26 Dec. 1654 lie names his brother John Thompson; his eldest
sister, his father's daughter by his own mother ; and his sisters,
daughters of his father by his mother-in-law, goodwife Camp
(New Haven Probate Records, vol. 1, p. 55).
ill. BmDGET, m. Rev. John Bowers of Derby, who d. 14 June 1G87 ;
d. 19 May 1720.
Children by second wife :
iv. Hannah, bapt. 8 June 1645 ; m. Stanton.
V. Lydia, bapt. 24 July 1647; m. (1) 20 Sept. 1665, Isaac Cruttenden
of Guilford; m. (2) Dea. John Meigs; d. Dec. 1729.
5. vi. Ebenezer (posthumous), b. 15 Oct. 1648.
3. JoHN^ Thompson, called " Senior " to distinguish him from his
nephew the '^ Mariner," married, 25 Feb. 1650, Ellen Harrison,
probably a sister of the Thomas Harrison who married the widow
of John Thompson of East Haven. He died 14 Dec. 1674, and on
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9 June 1675 " Ellin ye relict " presented the inventory of his estate,
which was distributed to herself, to Samuel Lines in right of Mary
his wife, to Abraham Bradlye in right of Hanna his wife, to Eliza-
beth, and to "the younger daughter" (County Court Eecords,
vol. 1, p. 86). His widow died 8 Apr. 1690, and in her will of
Oct. 1 689 she mentions her daughters Mary, Hannah, and Elizabeth,
her sons-in-law Abraham and Benjamin Bradlye, and her grandchild
Sarah daughter of her daughter Elizabeth (New Haven Probate
Records, vol. 2, p. 41).
Children :
i. Mary,2 b. 24 Apr. 1652; m. (1) Nov. 1674, Samuel Lines, b. Apr.
1649, d. 1G92; m. (2) John Hitchcock of Wallingford, who d. 6
July 1716; m. (3) 18 Apr. 1717, Samuel Clark.
ii. Anne, or Hannah, b. 22 Sept. 1654; m. 25 Dec. 1673, Abraham
Bradley, b. 24 Oct. 1650, d. 19 Oct. 1718; d. 26 Oct. 1718.
ill. Elizabeth, b. 3 June 1657; m. 29 Oct. 1677, Benjamin Bradley, b.
8 Apr. 1657, d. 1728 ; d. 3 Nov. 1718.
iv. Lydia, b. 13 Mar. 1664; evidently ''the younger daughter" referred
to in 1675 ; d. before 1689 and probably before 1682, as she is not
mentioned in her uncle William's will.
V. Sarah, b. 25 Mar. 1667; d. 1669.
4. JoHN^ Thompson (2. Anthotiy^), called " Mariner," has usually been
assigned a wife Ellen or Hellena (cf . History of Goshen, and Genea-
logical History of Connecticut, 1911, p. 1000). This is an error, and
the only wife of John who appears on record was Anne Vicars,
or ViCARis. On 25 Feb. 1657, John Tompson entered an action
against the estate of John Roberts, part of which was then in the
hands of Mr. Wakeman, on the ground that there had been a treaty
of marriage betwixt the said John Roberts and Ann Vicars (now
wife to the said John Tompson), and that her former betrothed had by
word of mouth left his estate to Ann (Hoadley, Records of the Juris-
diction of New Haven, vol. 2, p. 198). It should be noted that
John Wakeman's wife, Elizabeth Hopkins, had a first cousin Ann,
daughter of Walter Vicaris (see the will of William Hopkins of
Bewdley, Worcestershire, given in the Wakeman Genealogy, p. 30).
John Thompson died 2 June 1707, and the inventory of "Mr.
John Thompson, Marriner, late deed," was presented 28 Oct. 1707
(New Haven Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 116). In the absence of
an}^ distribution of the estate, it is difficult to place his daughters
with certainty. Most of his land had been deeded in the later
years of his life to his sons John, Joseph, Samuel, and William
(New Haven Deeds, vols. 2 and 3). There is no difficulty in iden-
tifying the first three, but there seems to have been considerable
misapprehension as to the identity of William. This problem is
considered below under William Thompson (no. 9). There is no
proof that Ann Vicars was mother of all the children, but no other
wife has been found.
Children :
6. i. JoHN,3 b. 12 May 1657.
ii. Anne, m. 10 May 1688, Caleb Chidsey of East Haven, b. 20 Nov.
1661, d. 1713 ; she d. before 6 July 1693, when Caleb m. his second
wife, Hannah Dickerman. She left no children; and there is no
reason for assuming that she was daughter of '' John the mariner,"
except that it is difficult to place her anywhere else, and it seems
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natural that he should have a daughter named for her mother.
Perhaps she is identical with the unnamed child (iv.) below.
7. iii. Joseph, b. 4 Apr. 166-1.
iv. A CHILD, b. Sept. 1667.
8. V. Samukl, b. 12 May 1669.
vi. Sarah, b. 16 Jan. 1672 ; m. 25 Nov. 1702, John Mix, b. 25 Aug. 1676,
d. 10 Dec. 1721; d. 21 Nov. 1711.
9. vii. WUvLiAM, b. 17 Jan. 1674.
viii. Mary, b. 16 May 1678.
5. Ebenezeu^ Thompson (2. Anthony^), born 15 Oct. 1648, settled at
Guilford, Conn., where he died in 1676. He married, June 1671,
Deborah Dudley, born 20 Sept. 1647, died before 1682, who
married secondly Thomas Scranton of Guilford. In his will of 16
Aug. 1676 (inventory taken 6 Nov. 1676) he called himself about
28 years old, and named his wife Deborah, son John, and two
brethren, John Tompson and Isaac Cruttenden (New Haven Pro-
bate Records, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. ^6). On 14 June 1682 is the fol-
lowing record of the estate of Ebenezer Thompson : " the relict
(afterwards married to Thomas Scranton, but since deceased) leav-
ing a child of her first husband's (called John Tliompson) in his
minority, now about eight years old, the court appoints skipper John
Thompson of New Haven, Isaac Cruttenden and Jose})h Dudley of
Guilford, guardians " (New Haven County Court Records, vol. 1,
p. 135).
Children :
i. Jabez,3 b. 16 Oct. 1672 ; d. young.
10. ii. John, b. Nov. 1674.
6. Lieut. John^ Thompson {John^^ Anthom/)^ born 12 May 1657,
married, D May 1682, Rebecca Daniel, daughter of Stephen and
Anna (Gregson), who was born 30 Jan. 1657, and appears to have
been living as late as 1749. According to his gravestone, he died
15 Nov. 1711. Administration on his estate was granted 18 Dec.
1711, to the widow Rebecah and to Daniell Thomson, son of the
deceased (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 301). The
estate was divided to the widow, Daniel the eldest son, Anne, Re-
beckah, Elisabeth, John, and Anthony {^Ihid, vol. 4, p. 55).
Children :
i. Ann,* b. 20 Mar. 1683; m. 4 May 1711, Thomas Ives of North
Haven, b. 22 Aug. 1683, d. 5 May 1767. Their descendants re-
moved to Great Barrington, Mass.
11. ii. Daniel, b. 31 Oct. 1685.
iii. Kebecca, bapt. 24 Apr. 1689 ; m. 20 Dec. 1716, Caleb Mix, b. 27
Sept. 1687, d. 30 Jan. 1765 ; d. 3 Dec. 1760.
iv. Elizabeth, bapt. 26 Apr. 1693; m. 31 Jan. 1716, John Bassett;
d. 3 Sept. 1756.
V. John, b. 15 Oct. 1696 ; d. after 1712, without issue. On 22 July 1733,
Thomas and Ann Ives, Caleb and Rebeckah Mix, John and Eliza-
beth Bassett, and Anthony Thompson deeded to their brother
Daniel Thompson all right in their father Thompson's and brother
John Thompson's estates (New Haven Deeds, vol. 29, p. 520).
vi. Anthony, b. 22 Sept. 1700; resided at Mt. Carmel; m. (1) 20 Apr.
1727, Sarah Peck, b. 21 Mar. 1705; m. (2) Sakah Pardee, b. 5
Nov. 1719 ; d. abt. 1786. On 27 Apr. 1763, Anthony and Sarah
Thompson deeded land that their two brothers, Ebenezer and
Benjamin Pardee, quitclaimed to Sarah (New Haven Deeds, vol.
26, p. 232). In his will of 23 Feb. 1769 he named his present
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wife, iind his kinsman Anthony son of John Thompson (New
Haven Probate Kecords, vol. 15, p. 83). He evidently left no
issue, and during his lifetime deeded much of his property to his
gvandnephew Anthony (New Haven and Hamden Deeds) .
7. Joseph^ Thompson {John,'^ Anthony^) of West Haven, born 4 Apr.
16G4, died 14 Dec. 1711 (gravestone record). He was a sergeant,
and received by deed his father's West Haven property. He mar-
ried, 2 Feb. 1697, Elizabeth Smith, daughter of John and Grace
(Winston), who was born 1 Aug. 1675, and died 14 Nov. 1743 (grave-
stone record, West Haven) . Administration on the estate of " Clark "
Joseph Thompson was granted to his widow 6 May 1712 (New
Haven Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 36). The children's names are
given as Anna, aged 14, Joseph, aged 9, Stephen, aged 5, and
Jonathan, aged 3. An interesting deed granting a right of way,
dated 1 Feb. 1770, names grantors Daniel Thomas, Asa Smith,
Jonathan Thompson, Ebenezer Humphrevile and wife Esther, John
Johnson, Jr., and wife Mabel, Moses Pardee and wife Mary, Titus
Beecher and wife Elizabeth, Bethia and Jeduthan Thompson, and
Benajah Thomas (New Haven Deeds, vol. 30, p. 434). All of
these, except the two Thomases, were heirs of Joseph Thompson
through his sons Joseph and Stephen.
Children :
i. Anna,4 b. 17 Feb. 1697 ; m. 3 Feb. 1726, Ebenezer Clark, b. 5 Aug.
1G95; d. before 1761.
12. ii. Joseph, b. 5 Mar. 1703.
13. iii. Stephen, b. 3 Dec. 1705.
iv. Jonathan, b. 3 Apr. 1709 ; d. 31 Jan. 1725 (gravestone, West Haven).
V. Ebenezer (posthumous), b. 21 June 1712 ; m. 20 Mar. 1734, Esther
Stevens, dau. of Thomas and Amy (Smith), b. 17 May 1715. The
births of three children are recorded to them at New Haven :
Ebenezer,'' 15 Jan. 1735; John, 18 Feb. 1737; Amij, 28 July 1739.
The family removed to Scituate, Mass. On 20 Oct. 1756, Ebenezer
Thompson, clerk, of Scituate, Mass., deeded land in West Haven
(New Haven Deeds, vol. 20, p. 203).
8. Samuel^ Thompson (Johiy^ Anthony'^), horn 12 May 1669, died 26
Mar. 1749. He v/as a captain, and lived at Westville, but pur-
chased property at Goshen, Conn., where several of his sons settled.
He married, 14 Nov. 1695, Rebecca Bishop, daughter of James
and Elizabeth (Tompkins), who was born 10 Dec. 1673, and died
5 Apr. 1734 (gravestone record).
Children :
i. Samuel,* b. 2 Dec. 1696 ; m. 20 Jan. 1719, Esther Alling, dau. of
Samuel and Sarah (Chidsey), b. 10 Jan. 1699 ; removed to Goshen,
and later to Stanford, N. Y. Children, recorded at New Haven :
Elizabeth,'' b. 17 Oct. 1719; Samuel, b. 15 Dec. 1722; Sarah, b. 22
Apr, 1725 ; Esther, b. 3 May 1728.
14. ii. James, b. 5 June 1699.
iii. Amos, b. 3 Mar. 1702; m. 7 Sept. 1726, Sarah Alling, dau. of
Samuel and Sarah (Sackett), b. 25 Apr. 1702; removed to Stan-
ford, N. Y., and lines of descent from him are given in American
Ancestry (vol. 2, pp. 51, 126). Children, recorded at New Haven :
Ailing,^ b. 2 June 1727 ; Bebecca, b. 28 Apr. 1729 ; Amos, b. 7 Aug.
1731.
iv. Dea. Gideon, b. 25 Dec. 1704 ; m. 9 Jan. 1729, Lydia Punderson,
dau. of Thomas and Lydia (Bradley) , b. 1 Mar. 1708. He removed
to Goshen, and d. at Hartford, Mar. 1759, while a Kepresentative
there. Children recorded at New Haven : Elisha,^ b. 23 Oct. 1729 ;
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David, b. 1 Dec. 1731; Stephen, b. 20 Apr. 1734; Lydia, b. 16 Oct.
1736 ; Gideon^ b. 5 Apr. 1739. His descendants are given in the
History of Goshen.
V. Kebecca, b. 23 Feb. 1708; m. 11 Feb. 1731, Da\td Austin, b. 25
Oct. 1703, d. 28 Aug. 1759; d. 26 Feb. 1739.
vi. JuDAH, b. 10 June 1711 ; d. 1 Aug. 1712.
vii. JuDAH, b. 5 Oct. 1713. On 16 Aug. 1745, SamueP Thompson deeded
land to his son Judah, of New Haven (New Haven Deeds, vol. 12.
p. 440), but what became of him afterwards has not been ascer-
tained. In the Second Congregational Church Records the mar-
riage is recorded, 14 Feb. 1759, of a Judah Thompson to Sarah
Morris, who was b. 15 Mar. 1737, the town records giving the
birth of a daughter Bebecca in 1760, and the church records a son
Judah^ bapt. in 1764.
viii. Ends, b. 18 Aug. 1717; m. 2 Apr. 1741, Sarah Hitchcock. On 20
May 1752, Enos Thompson " of Smithfield in the great nine part-
ners in Dutchis County in ye province of New York " deeded land
to Hannah Thompson of New Haven (New Haven Deeds, vol. 17,
p. 57) . Children, recorded at New Haven : Israel,'' b. 7 Mar. 1742 ;
Bebecca, b. 30 June 1744 ; Enos, b. 26 July 1746 ; Jesse, b. 14 Nov.
1749. A grandson, according to the Tuttle Genealogy (p. 704),
was Enos Thompson Throop, governor of New York.
9. William* Thompson {John,'^ Anthony^) was born 17 Jan. 1674.
That "John the mariner" had a son William is proved by two
deeds to the latter, and by mention of him in the will of William^
Thompson (no. 1) in 1682; but there has been considerable doubt
as to his identity, as there were two Williams who could be eligible.
One, called William, Sr., was a man of some importance, is called
" joiner " and " surveyor " in deeds, and frequently had " Mr."
prefixed to his name ; he married in 1682 Joanna Daniel, widow of
John Glover, and died in 1741. The other, called William, Jr.,
married before 1708 Martha , and died in 1717. The ob-
vious theory is that William, " Sr.," was one of the oldest sons of
John, and that William, " Jr.," was son of William " Sr.," but this
hypothesis, which is generally accepted, proves untenable. The
chronology of William, Sr's, recorded family leaves no room for
the birth of a son William. Moreover, William, Sr., deeded no land
to William, Jr., nor did he mention him or his heirs in his will,
wherein he made careful provision for his sons. Nor do the heirs
of William, Jr., appear in deeds in which all the heirs of William,
Sr., appear ; but there is positive evidence to prove that William,
Jr., was son of John the mariner. First: William, son of John
Thompson, was born 17 Jan. 1674, which is much too late for the
birth of William, Sr. ; secondly : John the mariner deeded to his
son William, along with other land, one-third part of his whole
division and tract of land (1702), which property was afterwards
(1707) deeded away by William Thompson, husbandman (New
Haven Deeds, vol. 3, pp. 21, 34), showing that John's son William
was a farmer, whereas William, Sr., always appears as joiner or
surveyor ; thirdly : the other land deeded by John the mariner to
his son William (New Haven Deeds, vol. 3, pp. 21, 22) is to be
found mentioned in the inventory of William, Jr. (New Haven Pro-
bate Records, vol. 6, p. 1) ; and finally : Caleb Thompson, who is
known to be a son of William, Jr., deeded land that was laid out to
his father William Thompson, deceased, and other land that was laid
out to his grandfather John Thompson, deceased (New Haven
204 Thompson Families of Connecticut [July-
Deeds, vol. 8, p. 331). The only question that could remain is
whether, as sometimes happened, John could have had two sons
named William, but the evidence is against it, for in John's deed to
William he is referred to as his " son William." Also, the will of
William^ Thompson (no. 1), wherein he mentioned his ^'cousin
William, son of nephew John," would have distinguished between
them if there had been two sons named William.
William, Jr., who died 13 Mar. 1717, married Martha ,
who died after 1755. His estate was not settled until 1730 (New
Haven Probate Records, vol. 6, p. 1).
Children :
i. Caleb,'' b. 15 Sept. 1708. On 7 Nov. 1726, he chose Capt. Samuel
Thomson his guardian (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 5, p.
320). He removed to Waterbury, where he m. 16 Aug. 1731,
Rerecca HiCKOX. Children: 1. <S'i?>?//,^ b. 8 Apr. 1732; m. Bar-
tholomew Williams. 2. William, b. 5 Feb. 1735; d. 17G0. 8.
Fachel, b. 22 Dec. 1737; m. 5 Apr. 1760, Jediah Turner,
ii. Martha, b. Feb. 1710; m. 19 Apr. 1732, Stephen Austen, b. 1 Jan.
1706, d. 29 Sept. 1787; d. 22 Dec. 1769.
ill. Lieut. Abraham, b. June 1711; m. 9 Nov. 1732, Mary Alling,
daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Sackett), b. 6 Feb. 1707, d. 8 Feb.
1788 (gravestone record); d. 2 Sept. 1774 (gravestone record).
He had, probably with other issue, children: 1. Abraham,^ bapt.
13 June 1738; d. 12 Dec. 1739 (gravestone record). 2. Abraham,,
b. 28 Aug. 1740; m. (1) 13 June 1758, Rachel Warner; m. (2) 8
Nov. 1770, Hannah Brown; left issue. 3. Isnac^ b. 19 Aug. 1743;
m. (I) 14 Nov. 1765, Elizabeth Thompson (no. 15, i), b. 5 July
1742, d. 8 Jan. 1788; m. (2) Sarah Thompson; left female issue;
d. 13 Sept. 1824. 4. Jacob, b. 7 Oct. 1745 ; m. 30 Aug. 1772, Esther
Mansfield, b. 2 Nov. 1746, d. 25 July 1828 (Columbian Register) ;
left issue. 5. 3Iary,h. 3 May 1748; m. 26 Apr. 1770, Nathaniel
Fitch. 6. (perhaps) Martha, bapt. 5 Nov. 1733.
iv. Sarah, b. 1 Oct. 1717 (posthumous) ; m. 12 June 1755, Matthew
Gilbert, b. 21 Feb. 1722, d. 2 July 1795.
10. JoHN^ Thompson (^Ehenezer^ Anthony^), born at Guilford Nov.
1674, removed to Branford, where he married, 23 Apr. 1702,
Hannah Whedon, daughter of Thomas of Branford, who was born
21 July 1674. Several accounts, including the History of Goshen,
state that after the death of Hannah he went to Wallingford, and
married Sarah Culver in 1710, but the John who married Sarah
Culver belonged to the East Haven family (no. 3, ii), and there is
ample evidence that John of Branford was still living there as late
as 1726 (County Court Records, vol. 3, p. 206). Whether he had
another wife is not known, but by Hannah he had
Children :
i. Deborah,* b. 9 Mar. 1703.
11. Thankful, b. 7 July 1705 ; m. William Fancher of Waterbury, who
d. 20 Aug. 1759 ; d. 19 Aug. 1759. William and Thankful Fancher
of Waterbury deeded right to laud from grandfather Thomas
Whedon of Branford, dec'd, by mother Hannah Thomson, dec'd,
daughter to said Whedon (Branford Deeds, vol. 7, p. 516).
11. Ens. Daniel^ Thompson {John,^ John^ Anthony^), born 31 Oct.
1685, lived in the parish of Amity, now the town of Woodbridge,
Conn. He married, 16 Jan. 1717, Mary Ball, daughter of John
and Sarah (Glover), born 22 Oct. 1694, died 11 May 1776, aged
82 (gravestone record, Woodbridge). He died 26 Nov. 1766 (grave-
stone record, New Haven), and his will of 10 Apr. 1758, proved
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Mar. 1767, referred to his father John Thompson, deceased, and
named his wife Mary, eldest son John, sons James, Jabez, Daniel,
and Eliphalet, daughter Ann, and granddaughter Mabel the daugh-
ter of his son John. His wife, and sons James and Daniel, are
named as executors ; but Mary and Daniel appeared and refused
the trust (,James seems to have died), so administration was granted
to the son Jabez of Derby (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 10,
p. 283).
Children :
\. i. Ann,* b. 4 Nov. 1717; d. at Woodbridge abt. 1790. In her will of
27 July 1790, proved 10 Aug. 1790, she mentioned her father Daniel
Thompson, deceased, and left her property to her nephew Thad-
deus Thompson (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 16, p 647).
15. ii. John, b. 16 May 1719.
iii. James, b. 20 June 1721 ; living in 1758, but apparently d. before 1767.
Iv. Mabel, b. 6 Dec. 1723 ; not named in her father's will.
V. Daniel, b. 27 Oct. 1725 ; d. 11 Dec. 1727.
16. vi. Jabez, b. 3 July 1727.
vii. Eunice, b. 21 Oct. 1729 ; not named in her father's will.
viii. Daniel, b. 30 Dec. 1731; m. 17 Sept. 1701, Mary Carrington
(Woodbridge Church Records), who was bapt. 11 May 1740 (First
Congreiiational Church Records). On 5 Apr. 1708, Daniel Thomp-
son of Farmington deeded to his brother John and sister Ann of
New Haven, and brother Jabez of Derby, all ri^ht in Amity from
his father (New Haven Deeds, vol. 29, p. 402). He appears to
have returned to Woodbridge from Farmington, for in 1785 he
deeded land to his son Thaddeus (Woodbridge Deeds, vol. 1 , p. 77).
ix. Eliphalet, b. 25 Mar. 1734; d. before Dec." 1700, w^hen adminis-
tration on his estate was granted to liis brother Daniel, Jr. (New
Haven Probate Records, vol. 9, p. 438).
X. Lois, b. 22 Apr. 1736 ; not named in her father's will.
xi. Joel, b. 23 Nov. 1737 ; not named in bis father's will.
12. Joseph^ Thompson {Joseph,^ John^ Anthony^), born 5 Mar. 1703,
lived at West Haven. He married, 15 May 1728, Hannah Smith,
daughter of Nathan and Hannah (Brown), a first cousin of his
mother's. He died 5 July 1745 (gravestone record. West Haven),
and on 16 July 1745 administration on his estate was granted to
the widow, Hannah (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 6, p. G29).
In 1759, the estate of Ens. Joseph Thompson was divided to the
widow, and surviving children (the eldest son being dead without
issue) Jeduthan and Mabel Thompson, Esther Humphrevile, and
Mary Thompson {Ibid, vol. 9, pp. 227, 256). In Feb. 1770, ad-
ministration on the estate of Hannah, late widow of Joseph Thomp-
son, was granted to her son Jeduthan (iiiW, vol. 11, pp. 52, 67).
Children :
i. A soN,^ d. shortly after his father, without issue.
ii. Mabel, m. John Johnson, b. 17 May 1732, d. after 1792. They ap-
pear in the deed mentioned under Joseph^ (no. 7). In another
deed, dated 20 Dec. 1707, Hannah Thompson deeded to her son
Jeduthan land bounded east on land of dau. Mabel Johnson (New
Haven Deeds, vol. 30, p. 390).
iii. Esther, b. abt. 1732 ; m. 25 July 1754, Ebenezer Humphreville, b.
29 July 1720, d. 6 Feb. 1802; d. 24 Sept. 1710. Their descendants
lived at Orange and Woodbridge, and changed their name to Um-
berfield.
iv. Mary, m. Moses Pardee. On 17 June 1708, Moses Pardee and wife
Mary deeded land in West Haven to their brother Jeduthan Thomp-
son (New Haven Deeds, vol. 30, p. 327).
206 Thompson Families of Connecticut [July
V. Jeduthan, m. Thankful Beardsley; killed 5 July 1779, by the
British. Children: 1. Desire,« b. 18 Feb. 1771. 2. Thankful, h.
25 July 1772; m. Sept. 1797, Calvin Turner, who d. 30 Apr. 1825;
d. 10 May 1841. 3. Eunice, b. 26 June 1776. 4. Joseph, b. 12 Nov.
1778 ; m. Mary Ann Sharp ; d. 23 July 1856 ; left issue.
13. Stephen^ Thompson {Joseph,^ John^^ Anthony^)^ born 3 Dec. 1705,
lived at West Haven, where he died in 1746. He married, 4 Sept.
1728, Elizabeth Humphreville, daughter of Samuel and Ex-
perience (Pinion), who was born 27 Oct. 1708, and died in 1785.
On 1 June 1746, administration on his estate was granted to the
widow Elizabeth, and the estate was divided between the widow,
Jonathan the eldest son, Stephen, David, Sarah, Elizabeth, and
Bethiah (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 7, p. 46 ; vol. 8, p. 482).
Children :
i. Stephen,^ b. abt. 1729 ; d. 12 Feb. 1735 (gravestone record, West
Haven) .
ii. Saeah, b. 15 Apr. 1731 ; m. Asa Smith, who d. 1782 ; d. before 1759.
She is called Smith in the probate of the estates of her brothers
Stephen and David, and on 31 Oct. 1765, Asa Smith deeded land
to his mother Elizabeth Thompson (New Haven Deeds, vol. 26, p.
156). After her death, he m. (2) Sarah .
iii. Jonathan, b. 11 Feb. 1733 ; m. Margaket ; d. 1784/5 ; left
issue.
Iv. David, b. abt. 1735 ; d. May 17 — (gravestone record. West Haven).
V. Elizabeth, b. 9 Oct. 1737; m. Titus Beecher, b. 5 July 1740; d.
before 1785. She is called Beecher in the distribution of her
brother David's estate, and she and her husband appear in the deed
mentioned under Joseph' (no. 7).
vi. Stephen, b. 3 Apr. 1739 ; d. 1759. His estate was distributed to his
brothers and sisters, Jonathan Thompson, David Thompson, the
heirs of Sarah Smith, Elizabeth, and Bethiah (New Haven Probate
Kecords, vol. 9, p. 223).
vii. David, d. 1766, when his estate was distributed to his brother and
sisters, Jonathan Thompson, the heirs of Sarah Smith, deceased
(viz. Lois and Silas), Elizabeth Beecher, and Bethiah Thompson
(New Haven Probate Records, vol. 10, pp. 359, 414).
viii. Bethia, d. unm. 1791.
14. James^ Thompson {Samuel,^ John^ Anthony^), born 5 June 1699, re-
sided at Westville, and died in 1737. He married, 30 May, 1723,
Hannah Wilmot, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Beecher), who
was born 9 Dec. 1701, and died 19 Feb. 1767 (First Congregational
Church Records). In his will of 28 June 1737, proved 5 Dec.
1737, he named wife Hannah, and children (New Haven Probate
Records, vol. 6, p. 231).
Children;
i. Mary,* b. 16 Feb. 1724; m. 20 Apr. 1743, Jonah Baldwin.
17. ii. JA.MES, b. 21 Nov. 1725.
iii. Hannah, b. abt 1727; living unm. in 1754.
iv. Mabel, bapt. 5 Oct. 1729 ; m. Griffin Bradley, b. 9 Nov. 1724. On
5 Jan. 1754, Hannah Thompson, Jr., James and Hezekiah Thomp-
son, Jonah and Mary Baldwin, Griffin and Mabel Bradley of New
Haven, and Ariel and Ame Bradley of the province of New York,
joined in a deed (New Haven Deeds, vol. 20, p. 84).
V. Amy, bapt. 2 Apr. 1732; m. 7 Nov. 1751, Ariel Bradley (Wood-
bridge Church Records), b. 8 Mar. 1729. On 20 Nov. 1753, Ariel
Bradley and wife Ame deeded land from the estate of '' our
father, Mr. James Thompson, deceased" (New Haven Deeds, vol.
18, p. 308). They removed to New York State.
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vi. Hezekiah, b. abt. 1735; m. 1 Oct. 1761, Rebecca Judson; d. Mar.
1803. He removed to Woodbury, Conn., and his descendants appear
in Cothren's History of Woodbury .
vii. Rachel, bapt. 2 Oct. 1737; probably d. young.
«
15. JoiiN^ Thompson {Daniel,'^ John^ John^^ Anthony^), born 16 May
1719, died in 1784. He married, 5 Nov. 1741, Elizabeth Brad-
ley, daughter of Benjamin and Martha (Tuttle). The Tuttle Gen-
ealogy gives some account of this family (p. 149), but erroneously
calls John of the East Haven family. On 16 Aug. 1784, adminis-
tration on his estate was granted to Isaac Thompson, and the estate
was distributed to the nine children : Anthony the eldest son, Levi,
Elizabeth wife of Isaac Thompson, Mabel wife of Nathaniel Kim-
berly, Eunice wife of Edward Larkin, Mary wife of Amos Thomp-
son, Phebe Thompson, Hannah wife of Jehiel Arnold, and Sarah
wife of John Arnold (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 305 ;
vol. 15, p. 19).
Children :
i. Elizabeth,^ b. 5 July, 1742; m. 14 Nov. 1765, Isaac* THOMrsoN
(no. 9, ill, 3), b. 19 Aug. 1743, d. 13 Sept. 1824; d. 8 Jan. 1788
(gravestone record) .
li. Anthony, b. 20 Dec. 1743 ; fell heir to the lands of his great-uncle
Anthony in Hamden ; m. . Children recorded at New
Haven: Amos,'' b. 4 June 1774; Lowly, b. 21 July 177G.
ill. Mabel, b. 5 Nov. 1745; m. Nathaniel Kimbkuley; d. 8 Apr. 1808.
She is mentioned in the will of her grandfather Daniel Thompson.
iv. Joel, b. G May 1747 ; d. young.
V. Eunice, b. 14 Apr. 1749 ; m. 13 Aug. 17G7, Edvvakd Lakkin.
vi. Levi, b. 2G Dec. 1751.
vii. Mary, b. 5 Nov, 1754 ; m. Amos Thompson of East Haven, b. 2 Aug.
1751, d. 24 Sept. 1817 ; d. 2 Nov. 1815.
viii. Phebe, b. 15 Apr. 1756.
ix. Hannah, b. 4 June 1758 ; m. 6 May 1779, Jehiel Arnold.
X. Experience, b. 25 July 1761 ; d. young.
xi. Sarah, b. 13 Feb. 1763; m. John Arnold.
16. Col. Jabez^ Thompson {Daniel,^ John,^ John,^ Anthony^), born 3
July 1727, removed from Woodbridge to Derby, where he married,
25 Oct. 1748, Sarah Gunn of Waterbury. In his will of 1 June
1776, proved Mar. 1777, he named wife Sarah, and children Jabez,
Abel, Lois wife of David Person, Ann wife of Ebenezer Riggs,
Sarah wife of Joseph Hawkins, Eunice, Hannah, and Betta (New
Haven Probate Records, vol. 12, p. 165).
Children :
i. Lois,^ b. 29 Dec. 1749 ; m. David Pierson,
11. Anne, b. 5 Mar. 1753; m. Ebenezer Riggs.
iii. Sarah, b. 21 Feb. 1756; ra. Joseph Hawkins.
iv. Capt. Jabez, b. 7 Jan. 1759 ; m. Hannah . His estate was
divided between the widow, and children William, Polly Kimber-
ly, Sally Pease, Sheldon, Curtis, Betsey, and Harry (New Haven
Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 24).
V. Eunice, b. 5 Jan. 1762.
vi. Abel, m. Apajme ; d. 1798 ; left issue.
vii. Hannah.
viii. Betty.
17. James^ Thompson (JameSy^ Samuel,^ John,"^ Anthony'^), born 21 Nov.
1725, lived at Westville, where he died in 1818, aged 93. He mar-
ried first, 6 Feb. 1745, Sarah Punderson, who was born 3 Oct.
208 Thompson Families of Connecticut [July
1725 ; and secondly, 6 Mar. 1751, Mehitabel Baldwin, who was
born 17 Dec. 1728, and died 17 Dec. 1828.
Child by first wife :
i. David,« b. 28 May 1747 ; d. 3 July 1747.
Children by second wife :
11. Elijah, b. 16 Dec. 1751 ; m. (1) 20 May 1773, Mabel Alling, bapt.
14 July 1754, d. 10 Oct. 1799; m. (2) Mrs. Huldah (Atwater)
Thompson, widow of his nephew Hezekiah; d. 5 Oct. 1825. His
issue is given in the Tuttle Genealogy (p. 160).
ill. Hannah, b. 15 Jan. 1754.
iv. James, b. 2 Aug. 1756; m. ; d. 1809; left issue.
V. Elihu, b. 15 Jan. 1759 ; d. 24 May 1760.
vi. Amy, b. 18 May 1761.
vii. Sarah, bapt. 9 Oct. 1763.
viii. Mehitabel, bapt. 29 Dec. 1765 ; d. 8 Dec. 1783.
ix. Huldah, bapt. 12 June 1768 ; m. 30 Dec. 1789, Alexander Booth,
b. 11 Dec. 1767, d. 11 July 1829.
X. Mary, bapt. 26 July 1772; m. 12 Dec. 1795, William Hotchkiss.
The William Thompson Family
1. "William^ Thompson of New Haven, called " Sr.," has generally
been considered a son of "John the mariner," of the foregoing family.
Under William^ Thompson (no. 9, preceding), I have stated the facts that
invalidate that claim. Since three of his daughters married Stratford men,
it might be conjectured that he sprang from the Thompson family of that
town, but there seems to be no place for him there. His early appearance
in New Haven, the name William, and the fact that his wife's sister mar-
ried a son of J ohn the mariner, all tend to connect him with the New Haven
family, though there seems to be no place for him there, and for the
present he is left unplaced..
He is called joiner and surveyor in deeds, and the County Court Records
show that he was frequently called on for jury duty and for surveying.
He was styled " Mr.," and was appointed Master of the Excise for New
Haven County (County Court Records, vol. 2, p. 394 ; p. 486 in the modern
copy). On 28 Dec. 1682, he married Mrs. Joanna (Daniel) Glover,
daughter of Stephen and Anna (Gregson), and widow of John, born 1 Sept.
1652. She married first, 7 Dec. 1671, John Glover, who was baptized 8
Oct. 1648, and died 29 Jan. 1679, by whom she had four children, two of
whom also married in Stratford.
William^ died before 6 Apr. 1741, when (the person nominated in the
will being dead) administration on his estate was granted to Josiah Thomp-
son. In his will of 2 July 1728 he named his wife Joanna, and daughters
Jane, Abigail, and Sarah ; his son Josiah was to be provided for by deed,
and Ste^jhen had been given his portion, so Benjamin was to receive the
residue. His wife and son Benjamin were named executors (New Haven
Probate Records, vol. 6, p. 829).
Children :
i. Jane,2 b 29 Oct. 1683; m. 22 Dec. 1707, John Moss of Stratford,
b. 7 Jan. 1677, d. 1724; d. 28 Sept. 1743.
ii. Abigail, b. 18 Oct. 1685; m. 11 Dec. 1707, Richard Hubbell of
Stratford, b. 25 Jan. 1684.
ill. Mary, b. 13 Sept. 1687 ; m. 4 Mar. 1708, John Hitchcock, b. 28 Jan.
1685, d. 14 Oct. 1753; d. 27 Feb. 1709.
2. iv. Josiah, b. 31 Dec. 1689.
V. Sarah, bapt. 19 Jan. 1692; m. (1) 15 Nov. 1715, Timothy Fairchild
of Stratford, b. 9 Dec. 1687, d. 23 Nov. 1726 ; m. (2) 12 July 1729,
w
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Ens. William Peat, b. 1 May 1694, d. 1761.
vi. Stephen, b. 12 July 1695; d. imm. 6 Ang. 1732 (gravestone record).
On 6 Apr. 1733, administration on the estate was granted to Josiah
Thompson, brother of the deceased (New Haven Probate Records,
vol. 6, p. 107). On 29 May 1739, Richard and Abigail Hubbell,
William and Sarah Peat, and Jane Moss of Stratford, and John
Hitchcock, Jr., of New Haven, coheirs of the estate of Stephen
Thompson, deceased, deeded to John Umphrevile tlieir right in
land where their aforesaid deceased brother lived, and since his
death conveyed by their brother Josiah Thompson to said John
Umphrevile (New Haven Deeds, vol. ii, p. 45).
vii. Benjamin, b. 12 July 1698 ; d. unm. 20 Sept. 1734 (gravestone record) .
2. Josiah^ Thompson ( William^), born 31 Dec. 1689, died 5 May 1774
(First Congregational Church Records). He married (not recorded)
Elizabeth Miles, daughter of Lieut. Richard and Hannah (Easton),
who was born 10 Sept. 1695. She is called Elizabeth Tliompson in her
father's will, dated 24 Jan. 1756 (New Haven Probate Records,
vol. 8, p. 560). The death of Elizabeth, wife of Josiah Thompson,
aged 75, is recorded in the First Congregational Church Records, 1
Mar. 1771. It is difficult to trace his children.
Children :
i. Mary,^ m. 24 Aug. 1738, Daniel Talmadge. Her place in the fam-
ily seems likely from the names of her children : William, Josiah^
and Elizabeth.
ii. Elizabeth, m. 23 Nov. 1740, Timothy Andrews, b. 1 Apr. 1713, d.
1742. Timothy Thompson was guardian to her son Elijah (New
Haven Probate Records, vol. 9, p. 165).
ill. Timothy. On 12 June 1762, Josiah Thompson deeded land to his
son Timothy (New Haven Deeds, vol. 26, p. 391).
iv. Sarah, m. Aug. 1760, Richard Hood. On 23 Feb. 1771, Josiah
Thompson deeded land to his son-in-law Richard Hood (New Haven
Deeds, vol. 31, p. 377).
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP, MARRIAGES, AND BAPTISMS
ON THE ISLES OF SHOALS IN THE
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Contributed by JosErn W. Warhen, M.D., of Bryn Mawr, Pa.
[Continued from page 155]
Feb. 10^^ 1739/40. Mary Daf^ of Ambrose Down & of 1
Sarah His Wife I tx f* '1
Caleb Son of Thomas Currier & of ( ^
Sarah His Wife J
March. 2°^ 1739/40 John Son of Richard Currier & of Love His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
March 16^^' 1739/40. Benjamin Son of Deac^ W^" Muchamore & of Joanna
His Wife was Baptiz'd.
April 6*^ 1740. Pelatiah Son of Henry Carter & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
April. 13^^ 1740. Mary Daf- of Andrew Mace & of Deborah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
^
^were Baptiz'd
210 Isles of /Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [July
May. 18^^ 1740. Grace Daf^ of Peter Robison & of Agnes His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
June. 15*^^ 1740. Joseph Son of Joseph Dammeril Jun^ & of Mary
His Wife was Baptiz'd.
July. 13*^ 1740. John Son of Robert Kerswell & of Martha His Wife
♦ was Baptiz'd.
July. 20^^ 1740. Jasper Son of Arthur Randel & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Aug^* IQth 1740. John Son of M"^ Jn° Tucke & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Aug®* 3 pi 1740. Benjamin Staniford Son of Jn*' Randel & of Love
His Wife was Baptiz'd.
Sepf 14*^ 1740. Sarah Dat*" of John Varrel & of Rachel His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Sepf^ 28*^ 1740. Amos Son of Thomas Horn & of '
Mary His Wife
Nathan Son of Peter Obey & of
p:iizabeth His Wife
Ocf 13*^ 1740. Daniel Son of James Robison & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
d^^ This Child was Baptiz'd in Private
Ocf^ 19*^ 1740. Tobias Allen Adult
Amy Daf^ of Tobias Allen & of J^ were Baptiz'd.
Elizabeth His Wife
Nov^ 2^^^^ 1740. Mary Dat^ of W« Robison & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd
Feby 8**^ 1740/41. John Son of Richard Tolpey & of Elizabeth His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
March 8*^ 1740/41. Susannah Daf^ of Capt. Robert Down & of Martha
His Wife was Baptiz'd
March 29^^^ 1741. Samuel Son of Thomas Goudey & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
April. 26*^ 1741. Joanna Daf^ of John Wolpey & of Agnes His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
May. 10* 1741. Noah Son of John Down & of Ruth His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
May. 17* 1741. Benjamin Son of Benjamin Dam- ^
meril & of Elizabeth His Wife I "R t* M
Samuel Son of Samuel Grindel & i ^ *
of Mary His Wife
June 7* 1741. Tamesin Dat^ of W" Kerswell & of
Sarah His Wife . Ti f' 'H
James Son of Samuel Currier & of [ ^
Abigail His Wife
Sept' 13* 1741. John Son of James Allard & of Elizabeth His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Sept. 27* 1741. Benjamin Son of Jn° Parsons & of '
Mary His Wife
Geffery Son of Jn° Currier & of
Anne His Wife
Judith Daf of Daniel Randel & of
Elizebeth His Wife
> were Baptiz'd.
> were Baptiz'd.
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Oct^ 25*^ 1741. William Son of James Allard Jun'^ & of Sarah His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Nov"^ 22"^ 1741. Henry Son of W°^ Down & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Dece'^ 20*'^ 1741. Judith Daf of Gibbons Mace & of Judith His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
d^^ This Child was Baptized in Private
Jany 24*^ 1741/42. Joanna Dat^' of Samuel Varrel & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Feby 14*^ 1741/42. John Son of Samuel Yetten & of Katharine His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Feb. 21«* 1741/42. William Son of Francis Coombs & of Abigail His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Feby 28^^ 1741/42. Sarah Daf of Reuben Shapley & of Elenor His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
March. 7^^ 1741/42. Moses Son of Samuel Emery & of "
Elizabeth His Wife
Samuel Son of Rob*^ Dammeril & of
Elizabeth His Wife
Mary Dat'' of Jn° Michamore Jun^
& of Anne His Wife
March. 14*^ 1741/42. Joanna Dat"^ of George Perkins & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
March. 21«'^ 1741/42. Elizabeth Daf^ of Philip Brock & of Dorothy His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
March. 28^^ 1742. Joshua Son of Thomas Currier & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
April. IP^ 1742. Ambrose Son of Ambrose Down & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
April. 18"^ 1742. Sarah Daf^ of Samuel Down & of Joanna^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
May. 9^^ 1742. William Son of Samuel Matthews & of Sarah His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
May. 30*^ 1742. Joanna Daf^ of Deac" W"^ Muchamore & of Joanna
His Wife was Baptiz'd.
July. 4*^ 1742. Josiah Son of Ens" Joseph Mace &
of Mary His Wife
Sarah Daf^ of Matthew Vowdey &
of Lydia His Wife I "R t* r1
Elizabeth Daf^ of John Down Jun"" • ^
& of Abigail His Wife
Mary Dat^' of Daniel Driskil & of
Sarah His Wife
July. 11*^ 1742. Peter a Negro Child belonging to Samuel Abbot was
Baptized in Private ^^D
Aug«t 8*^ 1742. Betty Daf^ of Charles & Elizabeth Miller was Bap-
tiz'd.
Aug^* 15*^ 1742. Elizabeth Daf^ of George & Dorothy Volpey was
Baptiz'd.
Aug«t 22^^^ 1742. Mary Daf of Peter Barter & of Elizabeth His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
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212 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century
Sepf- 5*^ 1742.
[July
John Son of Peter Eobison & of '
Affnes His Wife t> • i
Candace a Negro Child belonging to ^ ^^re Baptized.
IVF John Tucke J
Sepf- 29^^ 1742. Abigail Daf of Henry Carter «& of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
(I^^ This Child was Baptiz'd in Private.
Dece'' 5*^ 1742. Martha Daf of Benjamin Coker & ]
of Susannah His Wife t» .• j
Rebecca Dat^ of John Randel & of h were Baptized.
Love His Wife
Jany 23^ 1742/43. Joseph Son of Richard Currier & of Love His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Feb. 13*^ 1742/43. William Son of Jn° Sanderson & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Feb. 20*^ 1742/43. Richard Son of Richard Tolpey & ]
of Elizabeth His Wife ! t> .• > -i
Amy Dat' of Caleb Currier & of f ^ere Baptiz d.
Susannah His Wife
March. 6*^ 1742/43. Mary Daf^ of Rob^ Kerswell & of Martha His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
March. 20*^ 1742/43. Sarah Dat'" of Joseph Dameril Jun^ & of Mary His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
John Crosbey Adult ^
Ruth Dat^ of Jn° Crosbey & of Anne > were Baptiz'd.
His Wife )
Rachel Dat^ of Jn° Varrel & of Rachel His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Moses Son of Thomas Horn & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
John Dammeril Adult )
Solomon Son of Robert Down & of >• were Baptiz'd.
Martha His Wife )
James Allard Sen'^ was Baptized.
Sarah Daf^ of Arthur Randel & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
William Son of William Robison & "
of Mary His Wife I "R t* 'd
Geffery Son of Samuel Muchamore [ ^
& of Ruth His Wife J
Mary Dat'' of Samuel Varrel & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Amos Son of William Kerswell & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Sarah Dat'' of Benjamin Dammeril & of Elizabeth
His Wife was Baptiz'd.
March. 11*^ 1743/4. Love Daf^ of M"^ John Tucke & of ^
Mary His Wife
Ruth Daf of John Currier & of
Anne His Wife
April 15^ 1744. Mercy Dat^' of Geoffery Currier & '
of Mercy His Wife -n 4.- jj
■D x^ T^ i.f i! o 1 /^ • p t > were Baptiz d.
Betty Daf^ of Samuel Currier & of j ^
Abigail His Wife J
April 3^ 1743.
May. l«t 1743.
June. 5*^ 1743.
June. 19*^ 1743
July. 24. 1743.
Au> 14*^ 1743.
Sepf^ 11'^ 1743.
Sept. 18th 1743^
Sept^ 25^^ 1743.
Jany 8*^ 1743/44.
> were Baptiz'd.
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April. 22*^*^ 1744. Lemuel Son of Deac" William Muchamore & of
Joanna His Wife was Baptiz'd.
May. 20*^ 1744. Tabitha Dat"^ of Robert Dammeril & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptized.
June. 3^ 1744. Benjamin Son of Daniel Randel & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
June. 10^^ 1744. Ruth Daf^ of James Allard Jun"^ & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
June. 23*^ 1744. Andrew Son of Jn° Wolpey & of Agnes His Wife
was Baptized.
\^^^ This Child was Baptiz'd in Private.
July. V^ 1744. Sarah Dat^ of Peter Robison & of Agnes His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Au^^ [?] 1744. William Son of Ambrose Down & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Sept^ 23^ 1744. Elizabeth Dat^ of Daniel Driskil & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 14*^ 1744. W"' Son of Philip Brock & of Doro-
thy His Wife
Abigail Daf of Francis Combs & of ( t> ^- j
AbigaU His Wife »- were Baptized.
Dorothy Daf of Matthew Voudey
& of Lydia* His AVife
Nov'' 4*^ 1744. Elizabeth Daf^ of Israel Beckman & of Mary His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Nov*^ 25^^ 1744. Anne Daf^ of George Perkins & of Eliz*^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Feb. 3^ 1744/5. Sarah Daf^ of Richard Talpey & of Eliz*^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Feb. 17**^ 1744/5. Peter Son of Samuel Matthews & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
March. 17*^ 1744/5. Rich^ Tucker Son of Jn« Down Jun'^ & of Abigail
His Wife was Baptiz'd.
April. 21«* 1745. Elizabeth Daf" of Jn« Down & of Ruth His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
May. 19^^ 1745. Mary DaV" of Jn^ Crosbie & of Anne His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
June. 23^1 1745. Sam^ Son of Rob^ Kerswell & of Martha His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
July. 7^^ 1745. Martha Daf^ of Tho^ Currier & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
July. 14*^ 1745. Dorothy Dai' of Sam^ Robison & of Abigail His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
July. 21^^= 1745. Susannah Bat' of Jn« Varrell & of Rachel His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
|& Sarah Dat^ of Sam^ Muchamore & of Ruth His Wife
sT was Baptiz'd.
July. 28*^ 1745. Henry Son of Peter Barter & of ^
Eliz^^ His Wife
Charles Son of Jn° Randel & of
Love His Wife
Aug«' 18*^ 1745. Betty Daf^ of Margaret Newell was Baptiz'd.
* " Lydia " written below " Dorothy " which is crossed out.
^were Baptiz'd.
214 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [July
Aug«<^ 25*^ 1745. Jn« Son of Reuben Shapley & of 1
•Elinor His Wife t^ . ,-.
Abigail Dat;- of Sam^ Down & of f^^^^ Baptiz d.
Joanna His Wife
Sepf^ 1^*= 1745. Jenny Daf^ of Joseph Dammeril & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Sept'^ 8^^ 1745. Benjamin Dole Son of M'^ Jn« Tucke & of Mary His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 13^^ 1745. George Son of Arthur Randel & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Nov^ 3^ 1745. Samuel Son of Sam^ Varrell & of Eliz'^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Nov'' 10^^^ 1745. Mary Dat'" of Joseph White & of Abigail His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Dece^ 29^^ 1745. Daniel Son of Sam^ Grindal & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Feb. 2"'^ 1745/6. Susannah Daf^ of Peter Robison & of Agnes His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Feb. 9*^ 1745/6. Mark Son of Sam^ Currier & of Abigail His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
March 23^^ 1746. Sarah D'^ of Tho^ Horn & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Pelatiah S^ of W" Kerswell & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
May. 25*^ 1746. Benjamin S" of Robert Down & of Martha His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
June 29^^ 1746. Rebecca D"- of Deac'^ W" Mucha- ]
more & of Joanna His Wife [ ^ , . , ,
Anne D'" of Daniel Randel & of ^ were Baptiz d.
Eliz^b His Wife
July. 6'^ 1746. John S" of James Ward & of Sarah His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
July 13^^ 1746 Cornelius S" of Daniel Driskil & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Aug«* 3ist 1743, Abigail D'" of Rob* Dammeril & Eliz^^His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Sept^ 2P* 1746. Elizabeth D"^ of Benj'^ Dammeril & of Eliz*^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Sept'^ 28<^^ 1746. Betty D"" of Matthew Voudey & of Lydia His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 26*^ 1746. Henry S" of Jn° Currier & of Anne His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Nov'^ 23^ 1746. Margaret D"^ of Israel Beckman & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Nov'^ 30*^ 1746. John S'' of Jn*^ Muchamore Jun'^ & of Anne His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Dece'^ 18«^ 1746. Henry S^ of Rich^ Talpey & of Eliz*^ His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
(t^^ This Child was Baptiz'd in Private.
Dece'^ 2Pt 1746. Henry S" of James Allard & of Sarah His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Jan. 11*^ 1746/7. Rebecca D'^ of Ambrose Down & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
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215
Aug«t 9*1^ 1747.
Sepf^ 13*^ 1747.
Sepf^ 27*^ 1747.
Ocf^ 4th 1747.
Oct'^ 18*^ 1747.
Nov^ 8th 1747.
Dece'^ 20^^ 1747.
Jan. 3^ 1747/8.
Jan. 10*^ 1747/8.
March 20*^ 1748.
March 27*^ 1748.
AprH. 17*^ 1748.
AprH. 24*^ 1748.
May. 15*^ 1748.
May. 29*^ 1748.
June. 12^^ 1748.
June. 19«^ 1748.
June. 26*^ 1748.
Sepf^ 4^ 1748.
Sept'^ 11^^ 1748.
Oct'^ n^ 1748.
Dece'^ 4th 1748.
Dece'' 11*^ 1748.
March 15*^ 1746/7 James S° of W^ Robison & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Joseph S^ of Joseph White & of Abigail His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Henry S'^ of Sam^ Muchamore & of ]
Ruth His Wife I -d .- m
Tryphena D^ of Jn« Varrell & of f ^^""^ l^aptiz a.
Rachel His Wife
William S^ of Sam^ Varrell & of Eliz'^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Joseph S" of Jn^ Sanderson & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Sarah D"" of Jn** Crosbie & of Anne His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Thomas S" of Tho« Currier & of 1
Sarah His Wife I "r f M
Nanny D'^ of Jn« Brag & of Hannah f ^^^^ ^^"^^^^ ^'
His Wife J
Agnes D'^ of Peter Robison & of Agne^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Dolly a molatto Child of Sam^ Abbot was Baptiz'd.
Sarah D^ of Sam^ Matthews & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Margaret D^ of Jn° Randel & of ]
Love His Wife
Abigail D"^" of Rob* Kerswell & of
Martha His Wife
Arthur S" of W°^ Kerswell & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Rebecca D'^. of Sam^ Currier & of Abigail His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Henry Carter S^ of Henry Shapley & of Eliz*^ His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Jonathan S^ of M"* Jn° Tucke & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Betty D'' of Joseph Dammeril & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Samuel S" of Sam^ Down & of Joanna His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
William S" of Jn^ Down Jun"^ & of Abigail His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Mary D"^ of James Ward & of Sarah His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Mary D"^ of Sam^ Grindal & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Abigail D'^ of Tobias Allen & of Eliz*i^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
were Baptiz'd.
Jonathan S"" of George Perkins & of Eliz*^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Elizabethy^ Wife of Sam^ Sanderson ) -o -• >j
& Rebecca their D^ | were Baptiz d.
Ruth D"^ of Rich^ Talpey & of Eliz*^ His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
216 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [July
Jan. 22^<i 1748/9. James S° of Deac^ W°^ Muchamore & of Joanna His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
April 9*^ 1749. Sarab D^' of Arthur Eandel Jun"^ & 1
of Lydia His Wife I t» . ,n
Susannah D^^ of Matthew Voudey & f^^^^ ^^P^'^ ^•
of Lydia His Wife
May 14^ 1749. Ambrose S'^ of Rob* Down & of Mar- ^
tha His Wife I -d • >^
John S^of James Allard & of Sarah f ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^'
His Wife J
May. 21«* 1749. Mary D^ of Israel Beckman & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
June. 18*^ 1749. Daniel S" of Daniel Randel & of Eliz*^ His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 1^* 1749. Mary D'^ of W"^ Down Jun^ & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 8*^ 1749. John S'^ of Jn« Brag & of Hannah His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Oct^ 22^^! 1749. Isabella D'' of Daniel Driskil & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Dece"- 10«^ 1749. Jn« S" of Jn° Newton & of Sarah His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Dece'^ 24*^ 1749. Josiah S^ of Samuel Varrell & of Elizabeth His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
March. 25*^ 1750. Jn° S" of Jn^ Walpey & of Agnes His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
April. 13«^ 1750. Hannah D^ of Jn° Crosbie & Anne His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
This Child was Baptized in Private.
April. 15*^ 1750. Reuben S" of Henry Shapley & of Eliz*^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
April. 22°<^ 1750. Peter S" of Peter Robison & of Agnes His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
April. 29*^ 1750. Moses Sanderson S° of James Ward & of Sarah His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
May. 5*^ 1750. Joanna Daf^ of Matthew Voudey & of Lydia His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
This Child was Baptiz'd in Private.
May. 6*^ 1750. Abigail Dat^ of Philip Brock & of 1
Dorothy His Wife I -d x* >j
Mary Dai^ of Jn^ Varrell & of Ra- f^^"^ ^^P*^^ ^•
chel His Wife J
May. 13*^ 1750. Susannah Daf of Sam^ Sanderson & of Eliz*^ His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
May. 20"^ 1750. W^ S^ of Arthur Randel Jun'^ & of Lydia His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
June. 3^ 1750. John S" of Jn° Sanderson & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
July. 1»* 1750. Amy Dat^ of RoV Casswell & of Martha His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
July. 218t 1750. Samuel S^ of W^ Robison & of Mary His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
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Sepf^ 9^ 1750. Timothy S" of Jn*' Randel & of Love His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Sepf 30*^ 1750. Jacob S" of Sam^ Muchamore & of Ruth His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 7*^ 1750. Love Dat'^ of Abra"^ Ellenwood & of Anne His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 14*^ 1750. Philip S'^ of Arthur Randel & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Dece'^ 9*^ 1750. Eleanor Daf^ of Israel Beckman & of Mary His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
Dece*^ 30*^ 1750. Abraham S^ of Samuel Matthews & of Sarah His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Jany 6th 1750/1. John S" of Patrick Kenny & of Anne His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Feby 3^ 1750/1. Deborah Daf^ of W™ Down Jun^ & of Sarah His
AVife was Baptiz'd.
March. 3^ 1750/1. Joanna Daf of Rich^ Talpey & of Eliz«^ His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
April 7*^ 1751. Elizabeth Daf of Benjamin Dammeril & of Eliz^
His Wife was Baptiz'd.
May. 12*^ 1751. Bernard S" of Deac° Michamore & of Joanna His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Sept'^ 8*^ 1751. John S" of John Crosbie & of Anne His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Sepf* 15*^ 1751. Benjamin S" of Joseph Dammeril & of Mary His
Wife was Baptized.
Sepf 29*^ 1751. Lydia Daf^ of Sam^ Matthews Jun^ & of Eliz"^ His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 13*^ 1751. Elizabeth Dat^ of Tho« Horn Jun'^ & of Eliz*^ His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Oct"^ 27*^ 1751. James S^ of James Allard & of]
Sarah His Wife ( Ti +• M
Elizabeth Daf of Henry Shapley & ( P •
of Eliz*^ His Wife J
Nov^ 3^ 1751. Henry S'^ of Peter Barter Jun'' & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
Nov'^ 17*^ 1751. Mary Daf^ of Tho« Currier & of Sarah His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
Jany 5*^ 1752. Peter S'^ of Jn« Brag & Hannah His Wife was Bap-
tiz'd.
Jany 26*^ 1752. Richard Tucker S^ of Jn« Down tertius & of Rebec-
ca His Wife was Baptiz'd.
Feby 23^ 1752. Priscilla Daf* of Peter Robison & of Agnes His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
March. 29*^ 1752. Molly, Wife of Nat^ Down was Baptiz'd.
May 3^ 1752. Samuel S° of James Ward & of^
Sarah His Wife I "R f M
Joseph S" of Abraham Ellenwood & | P •
of Anne His Wife
June. 7*^ 1752. Wentworth Son of Sam^ Down & of'
Joanna His Wife -r, ^. ,-i
John Son of Sam' Varrell & of Eliz- f ^^''^ ^''P''^ **•
abeth His Wife
218 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [July-
June. 14^ 1752. Edward, Son of Sam^ Down Jun^ & of Margery His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
June. 21^* 1752. Edward, Son of John Varrell & of Rachel His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Aug«* 23^ 1752. Molly, Daf of Arthur Randel Jun^ & of Lydia His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Nov^ 5*^ 1752. Nathaniel, Son of Daniel Driskil & of Sarah His
Wife, was Baj^tiz'd.
Dece^ 31«* 1752. Rachel, Dat^' of Nat^ Down & of Molly His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Jany 28*^ 1753. Michael, Son of Rob* Casswell & of Martha His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
April. 22"^ 1753. Jemima, Daf of Jn'^ Down tertius & Rebecca His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
May. 13*^ 1753. John Robinson, Son of Israel Beckman & Mary His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
May. 27*^ 1753. Jonathan, Son of Matthew Voudey & Lydia His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
June. 3^ 1753. Edward, Son of Henry Shapley & Elizabeth His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
June. 24^ 1753. Jacob, Son of Sam^ Michmore &"[
Ruth His Wife I b f 'd
Edward, Son of Sam^ Matthews Jun'' j P •
& of Elizti^ His Wife J
July 8*^ 1753. W^^ Holland, Son of W°^ Down Jun^ & Sarah His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
July. 15*^ 1753. Peter, Son of Jn« Brag & of Hannah His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
Augs* 5th 1753^ Joseph, Son of W" Robinson & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Aug^' 12^ 1753. Theodore, Son of Abraham Ellenwood & Anne His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Aug^* 26*^ 1753. Jacob, Son of W"^ Bickham & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Sepf' 2"*^ 1753. John, Son of John Crosby & of Anne His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
Nov^ 4111 1753. Richard, Son of John Newton & of '
Sarah His Wife I "R t* M
Elizabeth, Dat"^ of Jeremiah Lord & [ P *
of Elizabeth His Wife J
Nov^ gtii 1753. Benjamin Gambling, Son of Henry Carter & of Deb-
orah His Wife, was Baptiz'd.
0;;^^ This Child was Baptized in Private.
Nov'' 11*^ 1753. Mary, Dat"^ of Tho« Horn Jun'^ & of Eliz*^ His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Feby 10*^ 1754. Margaret, Daf of Jn« Randal & Love His Wife was
Baptiz'd.
March. 3^ 1754. Sarah, Dat^ of Patrick Kenny & of Anne His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
April. 7*^ 1754. Martha, Daf^ of Joseph Dammeril & of Mary His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
April. 21^* 1754. Thomas, Son of Richard Talpey & of Elizabeth His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
1912] Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century 219
July. 21^* 1754. Nathaniel, Son of Joseph Palet & of Jane His Wife
was Baptiz'd at Hampton.
July. 23^ 1754. Thomas, Son of James Allard & of Sarah His Wife
was Baptiz'd.
(i;^^ This Child was Baptized in Private,
July. 28*^ 1754. Ambrose Down, Son of Peter Robinson & of Agnes
His Wife was Baptiz'd.
Aug^t 25*^ 1754. Susannah, Dat"^ of Matthew Voudey ]
& of Lydia His Wife ! TJ. t' ed
John, Son of John Varrell & of Ra- j ^
chel His Wife 1
Sept^" 8^^ 1754. Levi, Son of Levi Mace & of Han- |
nah His Wife, |
James, Son of James Ward & of I -d i.* -j
Samh His Wife, J> were Baptiz d.
Hannah, Daf of John Mace & of
Elizabeth His Wife,
Oct^ 20*^ 1754. Jonathan, Son of Sam^ Matthews ]
Jun"^ & of Eliz*^ His Wife, I r Ba tiz'd
Amos, Son of Rich^ Currier tertius | ^
& of Mary His Wife,
Nov"" 3^ 1754. Nanny, Dat^ of George Walpey & '
of Dorothy His Wife,
Mary Sumers, Dat^ of Peter Barter
Jun^ & of Eliz^b His Wife,
Nov'^ 24'^ 1754. Susannah, Daf of Sam^ Varrell &
of Eliz*^ His Wife,
Sam'l, Son of Sam^ Downe Jun*" &
of Marjory His Wife,
Dece^ 1«' 1754. Jacob Downe, Son of W°^ Bickham & of Sarah His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Dece'^ 15^ 1754. Benjamin, Son of Michael Downe & of Mary His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Dece"^ 22^^^^ 1754. Joseph, Son of Jn° Walpey & of Agnes His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Jany 19'^ 1755. Sarah, Daf^ of Arthur Randal Jun'' & of Lydia His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Feby 16*^ 1755. W", Son of Henry Carter & of Deborah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Feby 23^ 1755. James, Son of Henry Shapley & of Eliz*'^ His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
June. 22^^^ 1755. ^ Jenny, Dat^ of Sam^ Dammerrill & of Rebecca His
Wife was Baptiz'd.
July. 13*^ 1755. Elizabeth, Daf of George Sanders & of Sarah His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
July 20^^ 1755. Robert, Son of Jn« Tate & of Esther His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
Aug^* 3ist 1755^ MsiYj, Dat'^ of James Allard & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Sepf^ 14^^ 1755. Robert, Son of Jn« Brag & of Hannah His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
Oct^ 26*^ 1755. Love, Daf^ of Nat^ Downe & of Molly His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
>were Baptiz'd.
>were Baptiz'd.
were Baptized.
220 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [July
Nov'^ 2^ 1755. John, Son of Jn« Sanderson & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Nov. 9*^ 1755. George, Son of Philip Brock & of Dorothy His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Nov^ 30"^ 1755. Jeremiah, Son of Jere^^ Lord & of Eliz'^ His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Feby 8*^ 1756. Daniel, Son of Henry Carter & of Deborah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
AprU. 25*^ 1756. Thomas, Son of Tho« Horn & of ~
Eliz^^ His Wife, I -R ,• ' 1
Hannah, Dat^ of John Crosby & of [ ^^^^ *^^P^'^ ^•
Anne His Wife, J
May 30"^ 1756. Anne, Dat'" of Abraham Ellenwood & of Anne His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
June. 13*^ 1756. Mary, Daf of Tho^ Chappell & of Abigail His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
July. 18^ 1756. Ambrose, Son of Ambrose Perkins ]
& of Sarah His Wife I
Mary, Daf^ of Samuel Haley & of
Mary His Wife
Sarah, Dat^ of Elizabeth Downe
Aug«t gth 1756^ ^m^ gojj Qf Isj^ael Beckman & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
Aug«^ gth i75g^ Betty, Dat^ of Abigail Eliot was Baptized.
[I^^ This Child was Baptized in Private.
Aug«t 22"^ 1756. Betty, Daf of Patrick Kenny & of Anne His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Oof 3^ 1756. Samuel, Son of Geoffrey Currier Jun'^ & of Sarah His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 17*^ 1756. John, Son of Samuel Muchmore & "j
of Ruth His Wife, I ^^^ -g^ ^.^,^
John, Son of Jn° Mace & of Eliza- j ^
beth His Wife,
Ocf^ 24^^ 1756. Anna, Daf of Sam^ Varrell & of Eliz^^ His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Nov'" 7^ 1756. AbigaU, Daf^ of Jn° Newton & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Nov'* 14*^ 1756. Love Kelly, Daf^ of Joseph Dammerrill & of Mary
His Wife, was Baptized.
Nov'^ 21«t 1756. Joseph, Son of Sam^ Matthews Jun'^ & of Eliz*^ His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Jany 16'^ 1757. Mary Tucke, Daf^ of Jn° Randal & of Love His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Jany 20*^ 1757. Sarah, Dat^ of W™ Downe & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
O;^^ This Child was Baptiz'd in Private.
Feby 13*^ 1757. Molly, Dat^ of Barton Obee & of Eliz^ His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Feby 20*^ 1767. Sarah, Daf^ of Henry Shapley & of Elizabeth His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
AprH 10^ 1757. Solomon, Son of Jn° Varrel* & of Rachel His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
* The V of Varrel is written in heavy lines over a distinct W.
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May. l^'^ 1757. Sarah, Daf^ of Sam^ Downe Jun"^ & of Margery His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
June. 5*^ 1757. Mary, Daf of Rich^^ Currier Jun'' & of Mary His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
July. 3^ 1757. Abigail, Daf of Arthur Randal Jun'^ & of Lydia
His Wife, was Baptiz'd.
July. 17^^ 1757. James, Son of Abigail Mace, was Baptiz'd.
July. 24*^ 1757. Ellis, Dat^ of Michael Downe & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Atiget 2i8t 1757. Nanny, Dat"^ of James Ward & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Aug8* 28*^ 1757. Josiah, Son of Joshua Lane Jun'^ & of His
Wife, was Baptiz'd at Hampton.
Ocf^ 9^^ 1757. John, Son of Peter Barter, Jun'^ and of Elizabeth His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Oct'^ 23^ 1757. Abigail, Daf^ of Sam^ Eliot & of Abigail His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Ocf^ 30'^ 1757. Ithamar, Son of Levi Mace & of Hannah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Nov'" 20*^ 1757. Molly, Dat^ of W"^ Bickham & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Dece'^ 25^^^ 1757. Mary, Dat^ of Jn° Crocket & of Mary His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
Jany 8*^ 1758. Molly, Dat"^ of Jeremiah Lord & of Eliz*^ His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Jany 15*^ 1758. Thomas, Son of Elisha Horn & of Tamesin His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Feby 5^^ 1758. Robert, Son of Jn° Brag & of Hannah His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
Feby 12*1^ 1758. Sarah, Dat'^ of Tho^ Chappell & of Abigail His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
April. 9*^ 1758. Robert, Son of Nat^ Downe & of Molly His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
May. 21^^ 1758. Deborah, Daf^ of Henry Carter & of Deborah His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
June, ll^h 1758. Noah, Son of James Allard & of ]
Sarah His Wife, ! ^ ^' a
Ellis, Daf of Sami Haly & of Mary > were iiaptized.
His Wife, J
Aug«* 13^^ 1758. Edward, Son of Joseph Dammerrill & of Mary His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Sepf^ 17*^ 1758. Lydia, Daf of Joseph Currier & of Anne His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Oct' V-^ 1758. Richard, Son of Luke Power & of 1
Sarah His Wife, I -r +• M
Mary, Daf^ of W^ Holbrook & of ['^^^^ i^aptiz a.
Eliz**^ His Wife,
Oct=^ 22^*^ 1758. Jn^ Son of Sam^ Muchmore & of '
Ruth his Wife, ! -r +• m
Anna, Daf of Sam^ Varrell & of ['^^^^ l^aptiz a.
Elizabeth His Wife, J
Dece'^ 2>^ 1758. Nanny, Dat'^ of Jn° Crosbie & of Anne His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
222 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century
[July
Jany 7*^ 1759.
Feby 11^^ 1759.
May. 13^^1759.
May n^ 1759.
June. 10*^ 1759.
June. 17^^ 1759.
July. 29'^ 1759.
Aug«* 19*^ 1759.
Septf^ 16^^ 1759.
Nov"^ 11th 1759,
Nov^ 18*^ 1759.
Jan. 13<^ 1760.
Feb. 3^ 1760.
Feby 24^1^ 1760.
April. 27*^ 1760.
June. 1^* 1760.
June. 15*^ 1760.
July. 6*^ 1760.
July. 13^ 1760.
> were Baptized.
Molly, Daf^ of Henry Carter Jun^, Deceased, & of
Rachel His Wife, was Baptized.
John, Son of Henry Shapley & of Eliz*^ His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Abraham, Son of Abr"^ Ellenwood & of Anne His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Peter Sanderson, Son of James Ward & of Sarah
His Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Thomas, Son of Jn° Sanderson & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Richard, Son of Jn° Varrell & of Rachel His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Deborah, Daf^ of Henry Carter &
of Deborah His Wife,
W"^, Son of Geoffery Currier Jun*^
& of Sarah His Wife,
Peterson, Son of Barton Obee & of
Eliz<^^ His Wife,
Molly, Daf" of Sam^ Matthews &
of Eliz«^ His Wife,
Thomas, Son of Tho« Horn & of Eliz*^ His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
Eliz*^, Dat^ of Jn° Mace & of Eliz*^ His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
Edward Sadler, Son of Arthur Ran-
dal & of Lydia His Wife,
Robert Miller, Son of Edward Shap-
ley & of Nanny His Wife,
Ellis, Daf^ of Michael Downe & of
Mary His Wife,
Hannah, Dat*" of W^ Bickham & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
Mary, Daf^ of Isr^ Beckman & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Betty, Dat^ of Jn° Tate & of Esther His Wife, was
Baptiz'd. D
Nanny, Daf of Jn° Newton & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Samuel, Son of Sam^ Haly & of Mary His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
Margaret, Daf^ of Jeremy Lord &
of Eliz*^ His Wife,
Abigail, Dat^ of Elisha Horn & of
Tamesin His Wife,
Sarah, Dat^ of Tho« Chapel & of
Abigail His Wife,
Joanna, Dat*" of Jn° Brag & of Joanna His Wife, was
Baptiz'd.
Molly, Dat'^ of Ambrose Perkins & of Sarah His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
Edward, Son of Rich^ Currier Jun'^ & of Mary His
Wife, was Baptiz'd.
^were Baptiz'd.
^were Baptiz'd.
I
1912] Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century 223
Sepf 7*-^' 1760. Jii°, Son of Sam^ Downe Jun'^ & of Marjory His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Sepf 28*^ 1760. Jn^ Son of Arth'' Randal Jun*- & of Ruth His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Dece"^ 28*^^ 1760. David, Son of Reuben Bachelor & of Miriam His
Wife, was Baptized at Hawke."*
Jan^ 11*^ 1761. Henry, Son of Henry Carter & of Deborah His Wife,
was Baptized.
Feby 15*^ 1761. Joseph, Son of Nat^ Downe & of Molly His Wife, was
Baptized.
Feby 22^^^ 1761. W"^, Son of Rob* Kearswell Jun'^ & of Eliz*^ His
Wife, was Baptized.
March 1^* 1761. Rebecca, Dau'f^ of Amos Horn & of Abigail His
Wife, was Baptized.
April 26"^ 1761. Mary Sanders, Dau'f^ of Henry Shapley & of Eliz^^
His Wife, was Baptized.
July 12"^ 1761. Robert Sanders, Son of Luke Power & of Sarah His
Wife, was Baptized.
Aug«* 23^ 1761. Joanna, Dau't^ of James Allard & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
Oct' 4*^ 1764. Abigail, Dau'f of Sam^ Eliot & of Abigail His Wife,
was Baptized.
Ocf 25*^ 1761. Susanna, Dau'f of Abr™ Ellenwood 1
& of Anne His Wife, ! Ti f 1
W'", Son ot Henry Walker Andrass [ ^
& of Rachel His Wife,
Nov*" 1«M761. Margaret, Dau't"^ of Sam^ Haley & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
Nov'^ 8*^ 1761. Molly, Dau'f of Edw'^ Voudey & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
Jany 17*^ 1762. Jn^ Son of Tho« Horn & of Eliz*^ ]
His Wife, IwereBa tized
^ Benjamin, Son of Arthur Randall & ( P •
of Lydia His Wife, J
Feby 14*^ 1762. Sarah, Dau't^' of Arthur Randall Jun^' & of Ruth His
Wife, was Baptized.
April 18*^ 1762. Dinah, Dau'f of Candace, a Negro, was Baptized.
June 27"^ 1762. Abigail, Dau't'' of Jn^ Brag & of Hannah His Wife,
was Baptized.
July 4*^ 1762. Molly, Dau't^' of Mic^ Downe & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
Aug^t 15th 1762. Weeks, Son of Sam^ Varrell & of Elizt^^ His Wife,
was Baptized.
Sepf^ 12*h 1762. Joseph, Son of Jn^ Mace & of Eliz"^ ^
His Wife,
W"\ Son of W™ Bickham & of Sarah
His AVife,
Comfort, Dau'f* of Elisha Horn & of
Tamesin His Wife,
Sarah, Dau'f of Tho« Chappel & of
Abigail His Wife,
* Set ofif from Kingston early in this year. The name was changed to Danville in
1836.
> were Baptized.
224 Isles
Oct^ 24«^ 1762.
Nov'^ 14*^ 1762.
Dece'^ 12*^ 1762.
March 20^^^ 1763.
March 27^^^ 1763.
April ^^ 1763.
May 15*^^ 1763.
May 29*^ 1763.
July 3^ 1763.
Aug^* 21^^ 1763.
Sepf^ 4*^ 1763.
Sept^ 11*^ 1763.
Oct^ 23*1 1763.
Nov^ 6^^ 1763.
Dece'^ 4^^ 1763.
Jany 1^* 1764.
Jan^ 15*^ 1764.
March 18^^ 1764.
April 8*^ 1764.
April 9^^ 1764.
May 20«^ 1764.
July 8*^ 1764.
July W^ 1764.
of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [July
Jn°, Son of Sam^ Parsons & of Isabella His Wife,
was Baptized.
Sarah, Dau't^ of Sam^ Downe Jun'^ & of Margery
His Wife, was Baptized.
Jn^, Son of Amos Horn & of Abigail His Wife, was
Baptized.
Jn*^, Son of Jn° Newton & of Sarah His Wife, was
Baptized.
W"", Son of W^ Holbrook & of Eliztt^ His Wife, was
Baptized.
James, Son of Henry Shapley & of Eliz*^ His Wife,
was Baptized
Sam^, Son of Rich*^ Currier Jun'^ & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
Eliz^i^, jy^^y^v qI p^ich^ Randal & of Elizt^^ His Wife,
was Baptized.
W™, Son of James Ward & of Sarah 1
Abigail, Dau'f^ of Jn° Varrell & of [^ ^ere Baptized.
Rachel His Wife, J
W"^, Son of Tho« Horn & of Eliz*^ 1
His Wife, ' -R .• ^
Betty, Dau'f of Rob^ Kearswell Jun^ f ^®^® i^aptizea.
& of Eliz*!^ His Wife, J
Betty, Dau'f^ of Jn° Crosbie & of Anne His Wife,
was Baptized.
Rich^, Son of Anne Downe, was Baptized.
Mary, Dau'f of Benj" Parsons & of Lucy His Wife,
was Baptized.
Sarah, Dau'f^ of Edw^ Voudey & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
Hannah, Dau'f^ of Arthur Randal Jun*" & of Ruth
His Wife, was Baptized.
Sarah, Dau't of Jn*^ Kearswell & of Joanna His Wife,
was Baptized.
Joseph, Son of Sam^ Haley & of
Mary His Wife, I -r f* /i
W"^, Son of W°^ Allard & of Joanna j ^^^''^ -i^aptizea.
His Wife, J
Tho^, Son of James Allard & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
Rich^, Son of Jn° Crocket & of Mary '\
' /• were Bantized
Tho^, Son of Ambrose Perkins & of ( ^
Sarah His Wife,
Henry Carter, Son of Joseph Muchmore & of Mary
His Wife, was Baptized.
This Child was Baptiz'd in Priimte.
Grace, Dau't"^ of Israel Beckman, Deceased, & of
Mary His Wife, was Baptized.
Mercy, Dau'f* of Arthur Randal & of Lydia His Wife,
was Baptized.
Abigail, & ) Twin Dau't^^ of Sam^ Matthews & of
Mehetabel, J Eliz*^ His Wife, were Baptized.
1912] Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century 225
Aug«* 5th 1764, Zephaniah, Son of Nat^ Downe & of 1
Molly His Wife -d .• ^
Betty, Dau't^of Luke Power & of ^ were Baptized.
Sarah His Wife J
Aug«^ 26*^ 1764. Moses, Son of John Dammerrill & of Tabitha His
Wife, was Baptized.
Ocf 14*^ 1764. Sarah, Dau'f^ of Rich** Randal & of Eliz*^ His Wife,
was Baptized.
Oct'^ 21^^ 1764. Charles Randal, Son of Elisha Horn & of Tamesin
His Wife, was Baptized.
Ocf^ 28*^ 1764. Jn°, Son of Jn^ Robison & of Eliz*^ His Wife, was
Baptized.
Dece'^ 23'i 1764. Molly, Dau't>^ of Jeremy Lord & of Eliz^^ His Wife,
was Baptized.
Feb^ 3*^ 1765. Robert, Son of Henry Shapley & of Eliz*^ His Wife,
was Baptized.
March 3P* 1765. James, Son of W"^ Holbrook & of Eliz^** His Wife,
was Baptized.
April. 14^^ 1765. Molly, Dau't^ of Jn<> Brag & of Hannah His Wife,
was Baptized.
April 21^ 1765. Jn<^, Son of Jeffry Currier Jun'* & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
May 19'^ 1765. George, Son of Rich^ Perkins & of Mercy His Wife,
was Baptized.
June 23^1 1765. Elizt^ D^u't"^ of David Avery & of Sarah -His Wife,
was Baptized.
July 28*^ 1765. Anne, Dau'f of Arthur Randal & of Lydia His Wife,
was Baptized.
Aug^* 11*'"^ 1765. Deborah, Dau't'" of Sam^ Downe Jun"^ & of Margery
His Wife, was Bajotized.
Aug^^ 25*^ 1765. Sarah, Dau'f^ of Sam^ Haley & of]
Mary His Wife, I -r f ^
i Sarah, Dau'f^ of Benj" Muchmore & ^ ^^^^ i^aptizea.
of Tamesin His Wife,
Sept'' 22"d 1765. Tho^ Son of Josiah Mace & of Sarah "
His Wife, 1 vt ^' a
b Sarah, Dau'f- of W"^ Bickham & of f ^^""^ ^^aptizea
Sarah His Wife, J
Sepf^ 29*^ 1765. RobS Son of Rob* Kearswell & of Eliz*^ His Wife,
was Baptized.
Oct^ 20*^ 1765. Moses, Son of Tho« Horn & of Eliz*'^ His Wife, was
Baptized.
Nov'^ W^ 1765. George, Son of Arthur Randal Jun^ & of Ruth His
Wife, was Baptized.
Nov'^ 17*^ 1765 James, Son of James Hickey and of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
Dece"^ l^*^ 1765. Benj^ Son of Benj° Parsons & of 1
Lucy His Wife, I t> r a
Abigail, Dau't^ of Rich^ Currier Jun'' f ^^""^ tsaptizea.
& of Mary His Wife,
Dece'' 29*^ 1765. Jn°, Son of Jn'' Kearswell & of Joanna His Wife, was
Baptized.
[To be concluded]
226 Notes frorti Long Island Gravestones [July
XOTES FROM LONG ISLAND GEAVESTONES
Gommunicated by Miss Elizabeth French of New York, N. T.
vSt. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Huntington, L. L
Jane, dau. of Dr. Daniel W. and Phebe Kissam, d. May 25, 1815, aged
2 yrs. 8 mos. 25 days.
Maria, dau. of Daniel W. and Elizabeth Kissam, b. Feb. 5, 1794, d. Feb.
15, 1866.
Elizabeth, dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth Tredwell, and wife of Dr.
Daniel W. Kissam (and their still-born babe), d. Apr. 3, 1803, in her
36th yr.
Dr. Daniel W. Kissam d. Nov. 21, 1839, aged 76 yrs. 7 mos. 28 days.
Phebe, wife of Dr. D. W. Kissam, b. Apr. 23, 1777, d. Nov. 13, 1861.
Seabur}^ Webster, son of Seabury and Sarah V. B. Kissam, b. Nov. 26,
1856, d. Aug. 12, 1857.
Seabury Kissam, b. in Huntington Feb. 6, 1809, d. in Brooklyn June 9,
1861.
Rev. Charles Sturges, M.D., b. Oct. 20, 1804, d. May 1, 1855.
Margaret, wife of Rev. Chas. Sturges, and dau. of Dr. D. W. and Phebe
Kissam, b. Aug. 28, 1814, d. Oct. 20, 1853.
Dorcas, dau. of Richard and Bathsheba Rogers, d. Sept. 18, 1796, in her
34th yr.
Catharine Davis, dau. of Capt. John and Jane Davis, d. Oct. 12, 1754, in
3d yr.
George, d. Dec. 4, 1801, aged 2 yrs. 5 mos., and George Dally, d. Nov. 1,
1798, aged 4 yrs. 3 mos., sons of John Davis and Ruth Rogers.
Catharine Jane, dau. of Andrew Y. and Jane Rogers, d. Mar. 28, 1828,
aged 1 yr.
Catharine Rogers, wife of Andrew Yelverton, d. Jan. 24, 1834, in her 63d
yr.
Andrew Yelverton d. Aug. 13, 1850, in 86th yr.
Eliza Dally d. Aug. 14, 1835, in 13th yr.
Phebe, wife of George Dally, and dau. of Isaiah and Elizabeth Rogers, d.
Sept. ^'1^ 1795, aged 26 yrs. 10 mos. 12 days.
Ebenezer, son of Isaiah and Elizabeth Rogers, d. Sept. 15, 1770, in 17th yr.
Ruth, wife of John D. Rogers, d. Dec. 2, 1831, aged 67.
Thomas Rogers d. Oct. 14, 1756, in 21st yr.
Hannah, wife of Isaac Brush, d. Aug. 24, 1754, in her 71st yr.
Half of an old stone reading " 1785 in 65th year."
In another part of the church yard is a piece of stone evidently a part of
the top of the above with the letters " ush."
Susan, wife of John D. Jackson, d. Mar. 3, 1838, aged 39 yrs. 1 mo. 14
days.
John D. Jackson d. Aug. 27, 1867, aged 72 yrs. 6 mos. 27 days.
John F., son of J. D. and Susan Jackson, d. Oct. 16, 1838, aged 7 mos.
24 days.
Isaiah Rogers d. Sept. 26, 1873, aged 86 yrs. 6 mos. 22 days.
John Wesley, son of Isaiah and Mary C. Rogers, d. Mar. 8, 1819, aged 1
yr. 12 days.
1912] Notes from Long Island Gravestones 227
Isaiah Theodore, only son of Isaiah and Mary C. Rogers, d. Sept. 6, 1834,
aged 1 yr. 10 mos. 6 days.
Margaret Louisa [Rogers] d. Oct. 11, 1746, aged 7 yrs. 2 mos.
Dr. Samuel Allen d. Dec. 1, 1766, in his 36th yr.
Joseph H. Ray, M.D., d. Mar. 23, 1875.
Maria Wood, wife of the above, d. June 1, 1890.
Emily Ray, d. Mar. 16, 1843, aged 2 yrs. 14 days.
"William Palmer Wood, son of William G. Wood.
Emily M. Wood, dau. of William G. and Emily Wood, d. Dec. 25, 1853,
in her 18th yr.
William G. Wood d. Apr. 20, 1869, aged 59 yrs.
Helen Pollard, wife of Isaac Adams, b. Dec. 28, 1833, d. Feb. 25, 1899.
Isaac Adams, b. June 27, 1826, d. June 27, 1900.
Emeline A. Adams, wife of Isaac Adams, and eldest dau. of Elnathan and
Maria E. Wheeler, b. in Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 12, 1829, d. Feb. 22,
1857.
Emily H. Post d. Oct. 17, 1851, aged 7 yrs.
Faith W. Post d. Oct. 17, 1851, aged 4 yrs.
Harriet Terry, wife of C. Wistar Hodge, and dau. of Richard B. and Har-
riet W. Post, b. in Huntington Sept! 14, 1839, d. in Princeton, N. J.,
Apr. 7, 186 4.
Jessie Acourt Lowell, dau. of William T. and Mary A. B. Walcott, d. Apr.
25, 1850, aged 2 yrs. 8 mos. 27 days.
Rev. H. B. Beers, a member of the North Indiana Conference of the M. E.
Church, d. in Goshen, Ind., May 6, 1873.
Hawley Beers, b. Nov. 11, 1773, d. Dec. 25, 1831.
Elizabeth Wright, his wife, b. May 2, 1777, d. Aug. 29, 1852.
Samuel, b. Apr. 29, 1797, d. July 14, 1847.
William, b. May 22, 1800, d. Feb. 1, 1850.
Obadiah Wright, b. May 12, 1806, d. Apr. 26, 1864.
Charles Anthony, b. Dec. 24, 1810, d. Jan. 6, 1838.
Hawley Baxter, b. Apr. 22, 1809, d. May 6, 1873.
John Henry, b. Oct. 25, 1813, d. June 13, 1885.
S. Lucinda, b. Sept. 26, 1815, d. Apr. 2, 1897.
Deborah, relict of Jacob Johnson, d. Feb. 2, 1830, in her 53d yr.
Capt. Walter F. Johnson, b. Mar. 13, 1821, d. Apr. 28, 1867.
Mary, wife of Jacob Johnson, d. Aug. 21, 1812, aged 37 yrs. 8 mos. 15
days.
Jacob Johnson d. June 13, 1833, aged 61 yrs. 7 mos. 3 days.
Julia A., dau. of George B. and Elizabeth Johnson, d. July 18, 1844, aged
4 yrs. 27 days.
Raymond Hoyt d. July 31, 1846, in his 58th yr.
Sally, wife of Raymond Hoyt, d. Feb. 17, 1849, in her 64th yr.
Andrew J. Hoyt d. Dec. 11, 1884, in his 65th yr.
Alonzo C. Hoyt, b. June 9, 1833, d. Jan. 17, 1857.
Mrs. Mary Conklin, b. Mar. 12, 1775, d. Mar. 6, 1858.
Hannah, wife of William Nethaway, d. June 19, 1779, aged 33.
William Nethaway d. Mar. 19, 1814, aged 74.
Thomas Nethaway d. Sept. 6, 1749, in 38th yr.
Ebenezer Nethaway d. Sept. 21, 1749, aged 6 yrs.
VOL. XLVI. 15
228 Notes from Long Island Gravestones [July
Lemuel Douglas, Jr., d. Jan. 6, 1800, in his 26tli yr.
Mary, wife of Capt. Lemuel Douglas, d. May 4, 1796, in her 49th yr.
Stephen, son of Capt. Lemuel and Mary Douglas, d. Apr. 19, 1794, aged
8 yrs.
Abigail, wife of John Johnson, d. Nov. 3, 1749, in her 24th yr.
Smith Johnson d. Feb. 26, 1849, in his 17th yr.
Mr. Dennis Wright d. Apr. 30, 1753, in his 80th yr. Re-erected in 1854
by his great grandson E. Beers.
Jacob Mott d. May 8, 1857, in his 38th yr.
Mary A., dau. of David S. and Isabella F. Conklin, b. Dec. 22, 1841, d.
Mar. 4, 1857.
David S. Conklin, b. Julv 5, 1804, d. July 18, 1863.
Isabella, wife of David S. Conklin, b. Jan. 16, 1806, d. Apr. 30, 1862.
Elizabeth Gillit, dau. of Elisha & Sarah Gillit, d. Sept. 16, 1760, in her
5 th yr.
Gertrude Westervelt, wife of Arthur T. Hurd, d. Apr. 4, 1885, aged 60
yrs.
A. T. Hurd, b . Mar. 12, 1826, d. July 9, 1902.
John Forster, b. July 3, 1818, d. Feb. 2, 1869.
Gilbert P. Williams, b. in Huntington Dec. 5, 1804, d. Apr. 11, 1888.
Lucinda, wife of the above, b. Fairfield Co., Conn., Oct. 24, 1804, d. Nov.
7, 1866.
Mary Elizabeth, dau. of G. P. and L. Williams, b. in New Milford, Conn.,
July 24, 182 7, d. Nov. 14, 1860.
Mary E. Post, wife of Robert H. Hawthorne, and dau. of Wright Post,
M.D., and Mary M. Bayley, all of New York City, b. June 16, 1814,
d. June 17, 1883.
Isabella, wife of Rev. N. Barrows, and dau. of John Gibson, b. in Albany
Jan. 7, 183 2, d. Feb. 12, 1885.
Eliza Thompson, b. Feb. 11, 1777, d. Jan. 8, 1867.
Frederick W. Mulligan, b. Oct. 10, 1850, d. Feb. 4, 1893.
Lewis M. Thurston, b. Oct. 23, 1804, d. Oct. 13, 1895.
Elizabeth S. Brewer, wife of the above, b. Dec. 3, 1814, d. Jan. 10, 1879.
Robert Brewer, son of L. M. and E. S. Thurston, b. Feb. 9, 1837, d. Aug.
6, 1875.
Lewis Marion, son of L. M. and E. S. Thurston, b. July 15, 1838, d.
Dec. 4, 186 4.
Hannah, wife of Daniel E. Kissam, b. Dec. 10, 1813, d. June 1, 1877.
William Aymar Kissam, M.D., son of Daniel E. and Hannah Kissam, b.
Mar. 6, 1846, d. Apr. 12, 1877. "Willie."
ye body
Seymo^®
A fragment of stone reading
Old Northport, L. I., Cemetery
Elizabeth, relict of Nathaniel Udal, d. Jan. 19, 1819, aged 61.
John Udal d. Jan. 4, 1849, aged 28.
Nathaniel Uda l d. Feb. 23, 1817, aged 62.
Jacob Sammis d. Apr. 1, 1856, aged ^b,
Nancy, wife o f Jacob Sammis, d. Apr. 7, 1838, in her 62d yr.
Auguster Ackerly, b. July 31, 1760, d. Mar. 27, 1812, aged 51 yrs.'? mos.
27 days.
1912] Notes from Long Island Gravestones 229
Rebecca, wife of Augustu Ackerly, d. Apr. 11, 1856, aged 93 yrs.
Jacob Ackerly d. Nov. 4, 1879, aged 84 yrs. 6 days.
Mary Ackerly d. Mar. 5, 1890, aged 90 yrs. 1 day.
Susan, dau. of Nathaniel and Keturah Kelcy, d. July 31, 1793, aged 7.
Kelcy d. June 26, 1792, aged 21 yrs. 3 mos.
Nathaniel Kelcy d. June 26, 1817, aged 78.
Freelove, wife of Nathaniel Kelcy, Jr., d. Feb. 4, 1804, in her 3 2d yr.
Jonas Higbee, Sen., d. Nov. 19, 1765, aged 75.
Thomas Higbee d. Feb. 13, 1762, in his 39th yr.
Thomas Higbee, Jr., d. Nov. 10, 1753, in his 29th(?) yr.
Desiar Hegbe, dau. of Stephen and Esther Hegbee, d. June 19, 1763, in
her 9th yr.
Daniel B. Higbee d. Mar. 27, 1813, aged 61.
Elizabeth, his wife, d. Dec. 23, 1806, aged 44.
Jonas Higbe, Jr., d. Nov. 10, 1759, in 29th yr.
Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Miller, d. Feb. 23, 1804, aged 56.
Stephen Higbee d. Jan. 10, 1855, aged 89 yrs. 5 mos. 9 days.
Ruth, wife of Stephen Higbee, d. Nov. 20, 1835, in her 68th yr.
Isaac Wells, Jr., d. Mar 10, 1822, aged 33.
Charles Ackerley d. Nov. 3, 1855, aged 63 yrs. 8 mos.
Jerusha, wife of Charles Ackerley, d. Apr. 2, 1876, aged 91..
Hannah Ackerley d. Dec. 10, 1842, aged 50.
Philip Udall d. Jan. 21, 1836, aged 47 yrs. 3 mos.
Capt. Jesse Mott, d. Aug. 13, 1851, aged 57 yrs. 7 mos. 12 days.
Katurah, his wife, d. June 9, 1836, aged 41 yrs. 7 mos. 8 days.
Jacob Mott d. Nov. 11, 1838, aged 74 yrs. 8 mos.
Tabitha, wife of Robert Arthur, d. Sept. 8, 1756, in his 43d yr.
Esther, wife of Ebenezer Bryan, d. Mar. 24, 1838, aged 83 yrs.
Ebenezer Bryan d. May 10, 1811, aged 69.
Anna, dau. of Ebenezer and Esther Bryan, d. Sept. 7, 1796, aged 15 yrs.
1 mo. 28 days.
Josiah Fedrick, b. Jan. 10, 1774, d. Dec. 10, 1864.
Sarah E., wife of Josiah Fedrick, d. Apr. 20, 1851, aged 70.
Jemima Sills, relict of Capt. John Sills, d. Mar. 20, 1813, in her 58th yr.
Mary, dau. of John and Jemima Sills, d. Oct. 20, 1820, aged 6(?).
Phebe, wife of John Lewis, d. Sept. 15, 1842, aged 28 yrs. 5 days.
John Smith d. Mar. 3, 1852, aged 60.
Mary, wife of Jonathan Wickes, Jr., d. Mar. 30, 1761, in her 23d yr.
Jonathan Wickes d. Mar. 4, 1759, in his 47th yr.
Jemima Scudder, wife of John, d. Sept. 13, 1775, in her 71st yr.
Isaac Sammis d. Apr. 29, 1871, aged 72.
Anna, wife of Isaac Sammis, d. Nov. 23, 1859, aged 36.
Anna Maria Sammis d. Mar. 30, 1859, aged 7 mos. 9 days.
Edward B. Sammis d. Mar. 5, 1864, aged 37 yrs. Imo. 17 days.
Edward Franklin Sammis d. Feb. 18, 1852, aged 1 yr. 9 mos. \ Children of
Edmon Sammis d. Feb. 18, 1856, aged 3 mos. 14 days. / Edward B.
Charles Hood Sammis d. Aug. 18, 1849, aged 8 mos. 5 days. I and Ann E.
Anna Sammis d. Apr. 7, 1864, aged 1 yr. 1 mo. 17 days. / Sammis
Stephen Scudder d. Sept. 20, 1853, aged 64 yrs. 6. mos. 19 days.
Esther Scudder d. July 6, 1858, in her 63d yr.
230 Notes from Long Island Gravestones [July
Hannah, wife of John Dickerson, Nov. 15, 1798 - Oct. 22, 1854.
Julian W., son of Dr. I. W. and H. Mahretta Eliot, d. Aug. 16, 1873,
aged 1 yr. 29 days.
Abel Ackley d. Apr. 5, 1856, aged 81.
Hannah, wife of Abel Ackley, d. Apr. 25, 1857, aged 72.
Philetus Ackley d. Feb. 27,^837, aged 28 yrs. 11 mos. 21 days.
Philetus, son of Richard and Presillia Ackley, d. Nov. 8, 1840, aged 3 yrs.
9 mos.
William Henry, son of Richard and Presillia Ackley, d. Mar. 9, 1836, aged
1 yr. 4 mos.
Jacob Sammis, b. May 15, 1811, d. Mar. 23, 1885.
Mary, wife of Jacob Sammis, b. Mar. 23, 1826, d. Sept. 30, 1881.
Adelia Jane, dau. of Jacob and Mary Sammis, b. Oct. 6, 1849, d. Mar. 19,
1871.
Ann Sammis d. Nov. 24, 1845.
Abigail Sammis d. Oct. 5, 1857, aged 5 yrs. 5 mos.
Mary Sammis d. Oct. 6, 1857, aged 1 yr. 10 mos.
Harriet A., wife of Nelson Velzer, d. June 29, 1857, aged 29 yrs. 6 mos.
27 days.
Capt. Samuel Noyes d. Mar. 19, 1854, aged 60 yrs. 5 mos. 25 days.
Sarah, dau. of Samuel P. and Hannah J. Hartt, d. Mar 27, 1838, aged 10
yrs. 9 mos.
Barnard H. Chappell d. May 16, 1889, aged 57 yrs. 2 mos.
Amanda S., wife of B. H. Chappell, d. Apr. 23, 1880, aged 48 yrs. 3 mos.
14 days.
Phebe B., dau. of Fleet and Elizabeth Bunce, d. June 17, 1832, aged 18
yrs. 3 mos.
Jane M., wife of Nathaniel K. Suj^dam, d. Jan. 25, 1834, in her 26th yr.
Shepard Higby d. July 6, 1818, aged 23.
Capt. Joseph Higbee d. July 10, 1840, aged 76.
Fanny, wife of Capt. Joseph Higbee, d. Sept. 2, 1849, in 78th yr.
Lucy, relict of Raymond Finch, d. Mar. 11, 1866, aged 87 yrs. 1 mo. 28
days.
Raymond Finch d. Dec. 16, 1827, in his 48th yr.
Lewis H. Finch d. May 10, 1850, aged 35 yrs. 2 mos. 16 days.
Emma Willard Scudder, 1835-1893, wife of Henry J.
Henry Joel Scudder, b. Sept. 11, 1825, d. Feb. 10,' 1886.
Louisa Henrietta, wife of Henry Joel Scudder, b. Oct. 27, 1834, d. Dec.
28, 1864.
Henry Scudder, b. Apr. 20 (or 26), 1778, d. Feb. 2, 1863.
Elizabeth Hewlett, wife of Henry Scudder, b. Oct. 22, 1792, d. Dec. 5,
1870.
Infant children of Henry and Elizabeth (not named).
Henrv Scudder, b. Aug. 5, 1743, d. Jan. 21, 1822.
Phebe C, wife of Henry Scudder, b. June 1743, d. Apr. 17, 1821.
Joel d. June 10, 1835, in 49th yr.
Charity d. Oct. 16, 1858, aged 67 yrs. 8 mos. 29 days.
Young P. d. Jan. 17, 1850, aged 80 yrs. 8 mos. 14 days.
Phebe, wife of Henry and dau. of Josiah and Elizabeth Wood, d. Jan. 18,
1816, aged 33.
Elizabeth, dau. of Henry and Phebe, d. Feb. 15, 1815, aged 2 yrs.
1912] Notes from Long Island Gravestones 231
Sally, dau. of Henry and Phebe, d. May 19, 1817, aged 11 yrs.
Mary English, dau. of Henry J. and Louisa H Scudder, b. Sept. 21, 1859,
d. Jan. 23, 1882.
Louisa H. and Anne H., infant children of Henry J. and Emma W. Scudder.
Townsend, b. in Northport Dec. 14, 1828, d. in Glenworth July 30, 1874.
Isaac Smith, son of Bryant, aged 26 yrs. 3 mos. 12 days; accidentally
drowned while in discharge of bis duty as chief mate on board schooner
Peerless, Capt. Charles A. Conklin, in Lat. 34° 50' N., Long. 69° 50' W.,
Sept. 18, 1850.
Hannah, wife of Bryant, aged 55 yrs.
Bryant Smith d. Feb. 25, 1857, aged 81 yrs. 2 mos. 13 days.
Phebe C, wife of Alfred Ketcham, d. Oct. 7, 1828, aged 29 yrs. 5 mos. 10
days.
Edward H. Ketcham d. June 20, 1854, aged 32 yrs. 5 mos.
Mrs. Jemima Bryan, wife of Jesse, d. Mar. 27, 1793, aged 37 yrs.
Mrs. Mary Bryan, wife of Jesse, d. Aug. 7, 1790, aged 47 yrs.
Abigail, wid. of Jesse Kellum, d. May 2, 1864, aged 81 yrs. 10 mos. 1 day.
Ruth Please, dau. of William Please, Sen., d. Jan. 13, 1774, in her 20th yr
Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Bryan, d. Apr. 7, 1834, aged 41 yrs. 11 mos.
Jesse Bryan d. Apr. 17, 1868, aged 96 yrs.
Sarah, wife of Jesse Bryan, d. Apr. 16, 1844, aged 52 yrs.
Reuben Arthur, son of Moses and Rachel Rogers, b. Nov. 11, 1803,
Dec. 18, 1809.
Jemima Scudder, wife of John Scudder, d. Sept. 13, 1775, in her 71st yr.
Anne Havens d. Sept. 16, 1791, aged 61 years, 3 mos.
Anne, dau. of Thomas and Edith Carpenter, d. Sept. 2, 1792, aged 1 yr.
11 mos.
Zebediah Bunce d. June 13, 1789, aged 66 yrs.
Abigail, wife of Zebediah Bunce, d. May 23, 1773, in 46th yr.
Abigail Ruth, dau. and Betsy, d. Aug. 11, 1791.
Theodorus Bunce d. Aug. 22, 1791, aged 26 yrs.
Kezia, wife of Ebenezer Chichester, d. Mar. 5, 1855, in her 81st yr.
Ebenezer Chichester, d. Aug. 31, 1840, in his 71st yr.
Lydia H., wife of Eliphalet Chichester, d. June 4, 1832, in her 25th yr.
Elizabeth Ketcham d. Aug. 13, 1853,, in her 84th yr.
Rebekah, wife of Thomas Rogers, d. Oct. 26, 1813, in her 49th yr.
Thomas Rogers d. Mar. 4, 1841, in his 80th yr.
Deacon Thomas Rogers d. Feb. 24, 1759, in his 61st yr.
Ruth, wife of Thomas Rogers, d. Feb. 26, 1734, aged 33 yrs.
Jerusha Chichester, dau. of Thomas Rogers, and wife of Ephraim Chiches-
ter, d. June 16, 1742, in her 19th yr.
Stephen Rogers, son of Thomas Rogers, d. June 21, 1746, in 20th yr.
Elizabeth Rogers, dau. of Thomas Rogers, d. Oct. 15, 1742, in 21st yr.
Thomas Rogers d. Dec. 13, 1755, in his 27th yr.
Josiah Rogers d. Oct. 2, 1791, aged 61 yrs.
Rachel, wife of Deacon Josiah Rogers, d. Aug. 11, 1804, in her 75th yr.
Lydia, dau. of Josiah and Rachel Rogers, d. Oct. 31, 1780, aged 16 yrs.
Isaiah Rogers d. Jan. 21, 1749, in his 48th year.
Elizabeth Rogers d. May 3, 1731.
Jonathan Rogers d. Jan. 17, 1749, aged 82 yrs.
George W., son of Nathaniel and Rachel Biggs, d. July 1, 1793, aged 2
yrs. 3 mos. 20 days.
232 JS'otes from Long Island Gravestones [July
Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel and Rachel Biggs, d. June 19, 1793, aged 4
yrs. 9 mos. 21 days.
Eachel, relict of Nathaniel Biggs, d. July 21, 1823, aged 66 yrs.
Nathaniel Biggs d. Aug. 22, 1815, aged 63.
Thomas Bigg^s d. Dec. 31, 1831, in his 40th yr.
Permelia, relict of Thomas Biggs, d. May 28, 1857, aged 59 yrs. 11 days.
Jos. Bunce d. Apr. 1, 1812, in his 65th yr.
Martha Bunce d. May 27, 1814, aged 64 yrs. 3 mos. 29 days.
Selah Bunce d. Mar. 27, 1813, aged 22 yrs.
Israel Bunce, b. Mar. 12, 1793, d. July 26, 1873.
Edmund Bunce d. Mar. 10, 1803, aged 49 yrs.
Sarah Bunce, relict of Edmund, d. Jan. 19, 1816, in 54th yr.
Charles H., son of George W. and Frances Cook, d. Jan. 13, 1856, aged
10 mos. 13 days.
Ann Eliza, dau. of George W. and Frances Cook, d. Sept. 19, 1853, aged
21 days.
Elsev, relict of Eliphalet W. Carll, d. Sept. 9, 1837, in her 63d yr.
Eliphalet W. Carll d. Apr. 4, 1826, aged 62.
Infant children of Israel and Gloriana Carll — Susan Amelia d. Aug. 27,
1852, aged 6 mos. 23 days; Evylin d. Feb. 13, 1854, aged 1 day.
Mrs. Susan Whitman d. Dec. 5, 1852, aged 57 yrs. 10 mos. 8 days.
Ruth, wife of Alexander Bryan, d. July 30, 1748.
Alexander Bryan, d. Nov. 16, 1761, in his 79th yr.
Sarah Hibgee,* wife of Josiah Hibgee, d. Jan. 29, 1759, in her 62d yr.
Eliphalet Wood d. Apr. 9, 1747, in his 70th yr.
Dorcas, wife of James Dunbar, d. Apr. 17, 1733, aged 34 yrs. 8 mos. 9 days.
Hannah, wife of Jacob Piatt, d. May 5, 1836, aged 25 yrs.
Jos. Piatt d. Mar. 24, 1799, aged 51 yrs.
Rebekah, wife of Jos. Piatt, d. Jan. 8, 1798, aged 48 yrs.
Jacob Piatt d. Dec. 26, 1790, aged 70 yrs.
Richard Piatt d. Dec. 20, 1756, in his 37th yr.
George Smith b. June 5, 1847, d. Mar. 10, 1895.
Henry S. Smith, d. Nov. 19, 1857, aged 38 yrs. 6 mos. 28 days.
Henrietta, dau. of George and Emily Smith, d. Aug. 29, 1853, aged 1 yr.
9 mos.
Epenetus C. Conklin, b. Aug. 10, 1810, d. Sept. 14, 1887.
lantha, his wife, b. Nov. 11, 1814, d. Mar. 28, 1900.
Mary Frances, dau. of the above, b. Apr. 17, 1816(?), d. Dec. 6, 1866.
lantha, dau. of the above, b. June 9, 1857, d. Nov. 1861.
Keturah, wife of John Place, d. June, 22, 1859, in her 65th yr.
Samuel H. H. Penton, b. Oct. 28, 1830, d. Apr. 19, 1900.
Frank Penton d. Nov. 12, 1859, aged 4 yrs. 3 mos.
Elizabeth Calvin, wid. of John, d. July 20, 1854, aged 84 yrs. 3 mos. IC
days.
Edwin C, son of James S. and Mary Mott, d. Feb. 22, 1849, 1 yr. 3 mos.
1 day.
James Tuttle, 1819 - 1897.
Sarah Elizabeth, wife of David Lewis, d. Apr. 20, 1849, aged 20 yrs. 1
mo. 2 days.
♦Evidently a mistake of the stonecutter. Name probably Higbee.
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Hannah, wife of Shubael M. Nichols, d. Jan. 22, 1857, aged 52 yrs. 7 mos.
24 days.
Shubael Nichols, b. Nov. 20, 1802, d. Aug. 16, 1873.
William T. Nichols, b. Aug. 31, 1809, d. Jan. 11, 1880.
Althea, infant dau. of William T. and Ann Nichols.
Infant dau. of David and Sarah Elizabeth Lewes, aged 10 days.
Infant dau. of Hannah and Shubael Nichols d. Mar. 22, 1842.
Joseph Rogers d. Mar. 9, 1850, aged 75 yrs.
Esther, wife of Joseph Rogers, d. July 17, 1849, in her 80th yr.
Jacob Ireland d. Mar. 17, 1813, aged 69.
Sarah, wife of David Skidmore, d. July 4, 1858, aged 81 yrs.
David Skidmore d. Mar. 14, 1813, aged 42 yrs.
Ann, dau. of David and Sarah, d. Apr. 17, 1815, aged 17 yrs. 1 mo. 7 days.
Mary, wife of Joseph Dixon, d. Jan. 7, 1833, aged 63 yrs.
Piatt Titus d. Nov. 24, 1848, aged 83 yrs.
Keturah, wife of Piatt A. Titus, d. Feb. 12, 1835, aged 32 yrs. 3. mos.
16 days.
Joseph Titus, son of Piatt and Esther Titus, d. Mar. 22, 1841, aged 42 yrs.
THE SOLOMON JOHNSON FAMILY
By Mrs. Ellwood D. Kimball of Wichita, Kans.
1. Solomon^ Johnson, whose parentage and ancestry have not been
found, was in Sudbury, Mass., 3 Feb. 1639, when his twin sons, Joseph and
Nathaniel, were born. His wife, Elinor, whose parentage and ancestry
are unknown, was certainly the mother of an older son, John (Middlesex
Co. Deeds, vol. 20, p. 697, wherein Elinor calls John her son), born 1629
or " thereabout," and probably the mother of the oldest son, Solomon, born
1627 or "thereabout" (deposition, Middlesex Co. Court Files, Apl. Ses-
sion, 1686, Stone vs Bemis). He was an original proprietor of Sudbury,
having received twenty-eight acres in the first, second, and third divisions
of land (Sudbury Town Records, Bk. 1, pp. 21 and 52). He was made
freeman after his son Solomon took the oath in 1645.* Having bought
land in the Great River Meadow, West Sudbury, in 1651, he is called
" Taylor of Watertown " at the date of sale of that land (Middlesex Co.
Deeds, vol. 2, p. 45) in 1653, he then living at the "Watertown Farme
or Cowpen " which he had leased on 1 Dec. 1651 for seven years,
afterward extended two years. In 1 658 he received a grant of one hun-
dred thirty acres in the " two mile strip " of Sudbury, and later was voted
ten acres more on account of the highway running through (Sudbury Rec-
ords, p. 52). This " new grant " he deeded before it was laid out, 25 Apr.
1658, to Solomon, Jr., in consideration of his full and free surrender of three
hundred acres bought of Mr. Stephen Day of Cambridge (Middlesex Co.
Deeds, vol. 3, p. 139).
* On Sudbury Town Records the name of " Solomon Johnson " appears in the list
of *' Names of those that take ye oath July 9, 1643 or 5." Under this list is the list of
those who ** took ye oath of fidelity since." *' Solomon Johnson Senr " is second on
this latter list, then in the same hand and ink **Junr" is written after "Solomon
Johnson " of the first list.
234 Solomon Johnson Family [July
He was an original proprietor of Marlborough, Mass., receiving a home
lot of twenty-three acres, 1660 (Register, vol. LXII, p. 227). Later he
received one-seventh undivided part of eleven meadows, his share in these
meadows being indicated in his will, except such as were alienated by deeds,
viz., in 1683 about five acres, in which he is described as " Solomon John-
son Sr. Tailor," and in 1684 seven acres to his son John Johnson, in which
Elinor relinquished her dower (Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 14, p. 328 ; and
vol. 20, p. 697). He was one of the selectmen of Marlborough 1661-65
(Register LXII, pp. 336-39-41; and LXIII, 65, 118), and constable
in 1663-4 (Ibid., pp. 59, 65, and 118). In 1663 his rate for the ministry
in Marlborough was ten shillings, and that of his son John eleven shillings.
In this connection note that in 1663 Solomon and John Johnson of "Mall-
bury " were sued for rate due to the ministry in Watertown (Watertown
Records, p. 80).
His death is entered briefly on the Marlborough Records, " Deacon John-
son died June 1687." His will (SufPolk Co. Probate, vol. 10, p. 127),
dated 28 Mar. 1685, and probated 12 Oct. 1687, provides for wife " Elenor "
and son Nathaniel ; and Nathaniel's three sons Joseph, Samuel, and John ;
mentions son Solomon, and recites giving him " long since " his portion ;
also son John, having already a portion ; bequeaths the remainder of his
estate to his " Sonne-in-law John Barnes " ; and makes his " sonn's John
Johnson, John Barnes Senr and Nathaniel Johnson Executors." The in-
ventory of his estate totaled in land £100, and the dearth of personal estate,
amounting only to £5, 16s., seems to indicate that at the time of his decease
he was living with one of his children.
Children :
2. i. Solomon,^ b. abt. 1627.
3. ii. John, b. abt. 1629.
ill. Joseph (twin), b. 3 Feb. 1639; m. 19 Nov. 1667, Susannah ;
bur. Apr. 1668.
4. iv. Nathaniel (twin), b. 3 Feb. 1639.
V. Johannah, b. 16 Feb. 1641 ; m. John Barnes; d. 29 Oct. 1712.
vi. Mary, b. 23 Feb. 1643; m. William Taylor; not mentioned in her
father's will, thougli she d. 28 July 1697.
vii. Caleb, b. 1 Feb. 1645; ''accidentally shot" near his father's house
"in the liberties of Watertown, 4th 3, 1654," according to the
coroner's jury.
2, Solomon^ Johnson {Solomon'^), born about 1627, died at Sudbury
26 Aug. 1690. He was an early proprietor of Lancaster, Mass.,
for in 1652 he deeded his forty acres in "Nashaway Plantation"
(Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 1, p. 41) to Stephen Day for the three
hundred acres (Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 1, p. 42) exchanged in
1658 (Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 13, p. 590) for his father's New
Sudbury grant of one hundred forty acres, upon which last he
probably lived. In 1664 he alienated a moiety of this one hundred
forty acres (Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 3, p. 325), but in 1685
possessed the seventy acres remaining, as a deed from Benjamin
Crowe of Stowe to Joseph Rice of Marlborough recites that the
land sold (originally that of John Wood, Sr., and John Rutter, Sr.)
is bounded southward with land of Solomon Johnson, Junr. He
married twice: first Hannah , who died 4 June 1685 ; and
secondly, 1 Feb. 1686-7, "Hannah Crefts of Natomy" (Water-
town Records, p. 96), perhaps the Hannah Johnson who married
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Thomas Frost 9 July 1691. He died intestate, and his widow
Hannah and son Caleb administered his estate (Middlesex Co. Pro-
bate, no. 12671).
Children, all born at Sudbury :
1. Samiiel,3 b. 6 Mar. 1654.
ii. Hannah, b. 27 Apr. 1656 ; m. (1) Gershom Eames, who d. at Water-
town 25 Nov. 1676 ; m. (2) 4 Sept. 1679, William Ward. (For
children see Ward Family, 1851, p. 14.)
6. iil. Caleb, b. 31 Oct. 1658.
3. JoHN^ Johnson (Solomon}), born about 1629, undoubtedly was with
his parents in Sudbury as early as 1639. He removed to Lancaster
in 1654 (Sudbury Records, Book B). He married, 19 Nov. 1657,
Deborah Ward, daughter of William of Sudbury and Marlbor-
ough. On 27 Apr. 1658, his father deeded him one-half the three
hundred acres bought of Mr. Stephen Day. He was an original
proprietor of Marlborough, receiving sixty-eight acres in 1660, and
swamp and meadow land in 1663 and '65. Deborah, his wife, died
9 Aug. 1697, aged 60; and he died at Marlborough 4 May 1713,
intestate. No administration of his estate is found in Middlesex
Co. Probate, but a deed dated 11 Feb. 1714 (Middlesex Co. Deeds,
vol. 17, p. 301) recites that Daniel Johnson of Marlborough is one
of the children and heirs of John Johnson late of Marlborough, de-
ceased, who was a son of Solomon Johnson, deceased, late of Marl-
borough but formerly of Sudbury and one of the primitive grantees
of said Sudbury, and proceeds to quit claim " any remaining rights "
of his father, John Johnson, in said Solomon's Sudbury real estate.
Daniel signed the above also in behalf of his brother, John Johnson,
and sister Elizabeth wife of Joseph Witherby. No record appears
of any children born the first fifteen years of his marriage.
Children, recorded at Marlborough :
i. JoHN,3 b. 21 Jan. 1672; d. 23 Dec. 1676, '' scalded to death."
6. 11. Daniel, b. 5 Apr. 1675.
ill. Elizabeth, b. 20 July 1677 ; m. 9 Feb. 1699, Joseph Witherby.
iv. Deborah, b. 22 Aug. 1678.
V. John, b. 16 Feb. 1680 ; m. Mary .
4. Nathaniel^ Johnson (Solomon^), born at Sudbury 3 Feb. 1639,
died at Marlborough 24 July 1718. He married, 16 Nov. 1671,
Mary Plimpton, daughter of John and Jane (Demant), born at
Dedham 19 Apr. 1648, died at Marlborough 27 Nov. 1736. He
received by will the major portion of his father's land, but could
not alienate it since it was devised to his three sons, Joseph, Samuel,
and John, who in Jan. 1704/5 joined in an instrument of partition of
the same (Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 20, p. 516).
Children :
i. Joseph,^ b. 5 (18, county rec.) Oct. 1672.
ii. Samuel, b. 28 Aug. 1674.
ill. Mary, b. 1675.
iv. John, b. 24 Mar. 1679.
V. JoHANNAH, b. 7 Nov. 1682.
vi. DOROTHA, b. 26 Apr. 1685.
vii. Jane, b. 22 May 1687; d. 1688.
viii. Abigail, b. 8 Nov. 1691 ; d. 1693.
236 Solomon Johnson Family [July
5. Caleb^ Johnson {Solomon,'^ Solomon^), born at Sudbury 31 Oct.
1658, died there 1 Dec. 1715. He married, 9 July 1684, Agnes
Bent, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth of Sudbury and Marlbor-
ough, who died 4 June 1729. He with wife Agnes and sister
Patience Bent conveyed in 1 697 to Peter Bent their brother '^ any
and all estate " of their late father Peter Bent of Marlborough
(Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 13, p. 578). Caleb Johnson with
Thomas Brown and Thomas Drury bought the "Glover Farm'*
17 June 1697. Caleb's estate was administered by the widow
Agnes and sons Caleb and Solomon (Middlesex Co. Probate, no.
8938), and inventoried £567. Land which had belonged to the
widow Agnes, on 6 Apr. 1730/1, was conveyed by Caleb Johnson
of Framingham, Solomon Johnson of Sudbury, widow Hannah
Burk of Stowe, Daniel Howe of Framingham, and Ebenezer
Gleason of Framingham, all in the County of Middlesex, to their
brother Charles Johnson, wheelwright of Sudbury, in consideration
of £300. Caleb and Solomon Johnson's acknowledgment is dated
Feb. 1756, in Worcester Co., Mass. (Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 65,
p. 64).
Children :
i. Hannah,* b. at Sudbury 5 (25, county rec.) May 1685; m. 23 Dec.
1709, Jonas Burk.
7. ii. Caleb, b. 18 Sept. 1687.
8. iii. Solomon, b. 2 Nov. 1690.
iv. Charles, b. 20 Dec. 1693.
V. Elizabeth, m. 17 Dec. 1716, Daniel Howe.
vi. Thankful, b. at Sudbury 7 Feb. 1705/6 ; m. Ebenezer Gleason.
6. Daniel^ Johnson {John^ Solomon})^ born at Marlborough 5 Apr.
1675, married, 22 Dec. 1697, Dorothy Lamb. He died 1721/2,
and his widow Dorothy was appointed executrix, 27 Apr. 1722, his
will being dated 11 Dec. 1721 (Middlesex Co. Probate, no. 12635).
Children :
9. i. Solomon,'' b. 13 Oct. 1698.
ii. Deborah, b. 8 Mar. 1701 ; not named in her father's will,
iii. Martha, b. 6 Oct. 1702 ; m. at Shrewsbury, 30 Apr. 1728, Elisha
HJEDGE ; willed by her father £200.
10. iv. Zebediah, b. 28 Apr. 1704.
11. V. Daniel, b. 23 Aug. 1709.
7. Caleb^ Johnson ((7aZeJ,^ /Sb/omow,^ ^SoZowon^), born 18 Sept. 1687,
received from his father's estate seventy-four acres of Framingham
land. He with wife Dorothy joined the Sudbury church 8 Apr.
1722 (Sudbury Church Records). On 18 Mar. 1729 he and his
brother Solomon sold their lands to Thomas Kendall. In 1732 he
bought one hundred fifty acres in Worcester (Worcester Co. Deeds,
vol. 3, p. 147, in which he is called " housewright of Framingham "),
and in 1733 he was seated in the Worcester meeting house. After
1738 he bought several tracts of land in Shrewsbury, also " privi-
lege of room for a pew in Shrewsbury meetinghouse " (Worcester
Co. Deeds, vol. 20, p. 294; vol. 27, p. 398; and vol. 50, p. 527).
In 1741 he was representative to the General Court. He married
twice : first Dorothy , who died at Shrewsbury 25 Jan,
1741 ; and secondly, in 1743, Elizabeth Bryant of Sudbury.
His will, made at Shrewsbury in 1766 (Worcester Co. Probate, no.
1912] Solomon Johnson Family 237
33290), names only his wife Elizabeth, daughter Martha Stone, and
children of daughters Dorothy Wyman and Abigail Eager.
Children :
i. Mary,^ b. 24 Oct. 1709.
11. Martha, b. 12 Sept. 1711 ; m. Stone.
ill. Abigail, b. 21 July, d. 13 Nov. 1714.
iv. Abig^ill, b. 14 Apr. 1716; m. 18 Aug. 1737, Benjamin Eager ; d. be-
fore her father, her children being named in her father's will.
V. Caleb, bapt. 2 Aug. 1719; cl. at Shrewsbury 10 Mar. 1741.
vi. Dorothy, b. 10 Jan. 1724; m. 28 Nov. 1744, Daniel(?) Wyman; d.
before her father, who willed her children £80.
vii. Sarah, bapt. 26 Sept. 1725.
viii. Joel, d. at Shrewsbury 7 Feb. 1741.
ix. Ashbel, d. at Shrewsbury 22 Feb. 1741.
8. Solomon^ Johnson (Caleb,^ Soloynon,^ Solomon^), born 2 Nov. 1690
(Middlesex Co. Probate, no. 8938), received as his share of his
father's estate fifty-six acres south of his brother Caleb's, also land
at ^' Beaver hole," " pod meadow," and " pine neck." He married
at Sudbury, 6 June 1716, Abigail Goodenow, daughter of John,
P' and 11 Feb. 1736/7 Solomon and Abigail Johnson of Worcester
deeded all their interest in the estate of " our hon'd Father Mr.
John Goodenow late of Sudbury " (Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 49,
p. 558) . He was still " of Sudbury " when he deeded six acres in
Framingham 4 May 1720 (Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 25, p. 384).
The brothers, Caleb^ and Solomon, appear to have been living side
by side in Framingham when they sold to Thomas Kendall in 1729,
for the deed recites the messuage contained two mansion houses, etc.
(Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 44, p. 450), but Solomon is styled "of
Sudbury " when he joined in conveying his interest in his mother's
estate, 6 Apr. 1730/1, and " of Sudbury, Yeoman," when he bought
p of Moses Rice, 20 Feb. 1731, one hundred acres in Worcester " near
to a place Mt. Stearnes," known as Tatnick or Tatnuck (Wor-
cester Co. Deeds, vol. 4, p. 571). In 1744 he bought of Samuel
Waldo sixty acres lying west and adjoining the above (Worcester
Co. Deeds, vol. 20, p. 83) ; and in 1754, 1755, 1765, and 1768
" Solomon Johnson, Yeoman of Worcester," deeded his sons Solo-
mon, John, Joshua, and Samuel, respectively, one hundred forty
acres of the above lands (Worcester Co. Deeds, vol. 36, pp. 37,
379 ; vol. 52, p. 44 ; and vol. 121, p. 341). In 1773 he was adjudged
non compos upon the petition of his sons Daniel and Solomon, and
the Court appointed Peter and Micah guardians. He died 9 Jan.
1782, and Abigail his wife died in Feb. 1 784. Peter administered
his estate (Worcester Co. Probate, no. 33687).
Children :
i. Hepsebath,^ b. at Sudbury 12 Oct. 1716; m. 23 Mar. 1756, Egbert
Earl of Leicester, as his second wife.
John, b. at Sudbury 17 Oct. 1718.
Solomon, bapt. at Sudbury 3 Oct. 1720.
Peter, bapt. at Framingham 7 July 1723.
Daniel, bapt. at Framingham 1 Aug. 1725.
MiCAJAH, bapt. at Framingham 27 Aug. 1727.
Abigail, b. at Worcester 26 July 1731 ; d. 12 Dec. 1744.
Joshua, b. at Worcester 1 Apr. 1734.
Beulah, b. at Worcester 2 Feb. 1736.
Samuel, b. at Worcester 21 Aug. 1738.
12.
ii.
13.
iii.
14.
iv.
15.
V.
16.
vi.
vii.
17.
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238 Solomon Johnson Family [<^^
9. Solomon^ Johnson {Daniel,^ John^^ Solomo'n}), born at Marlborouglj
13 Oct. 1698, received by his father's will (1722) a lot of land ii
Shrewsbury, Mass., which was purchased of Samuel and Jothan
Brigham. He was "of Shrewsbury, Gent," when he purchase(
fifty-five acres there 4 Apr. 1726 (Worcester Co. Deeds, vol. 28|
p. 163), but was "of Leicester, Gent," in June 1730, when \\.\
bought of Jonathan Lamb and William Ward one hundred fifty-en^
acres in Leicester (Worcester Co. Deeds, vol. 3, p. 109). In 1733
'34, '36/7, and '39 he sold in all two hundred six acres of Shrews
bury land, and in each deed is styled " of Leicester, Gent," excepi
in the deed dated 25 Dec. 1733, which adds " resident now in Wor
cester" (Worcester Co. Deeds, vol. 4, pp. 378, 702; vol. 7, p
204 ; vol. 8, p. 281 ; and vol. 11, p. 498). The last deed of recort!
was executed 5 Oct. 1739, and acknowledged in Medford, Middld
sex Co. Neither marriage, birth of children, nor death appears t(
be of record in Worcester Co., but in 1733/4 he is mentioned ii
Worcester town records (vol. V).
10. Zebediah^ Johnson {Daniel,^ John^ Solom(m}), born at Marlborougl
28 Apr. 1704, married, 18 Nov. 1731, Esther — . He r^
ceived by his father's will land in Shrewsbury.
Children, all born at Shrewsbury :
i. Zebediah,^ b. 25 July 1732.
ii. Esther, b. 23 June 1734.
iii. Seth, b. 15 Feb. 1735/6.
iv. Israel, b. 11 Sept. 1737. .
V. Solomon, b. 13 Oct. 1739.^
vi. Esther, b. 20 July 1741.
vii. Elizabeth, b. 11 Apr. 1743.
viii. Phebe, b. 2 Oct. 1744.
ix. Thomas, b. 2 July 1746.
X. John, b. 19 Mar. 1746/7.
xi. Phhip, b. 19 Oct. 1749.
xii. Issacher, b. 7 Jan. 1750/51.
xiii. Lemuel, b. 7 Apr. 1752.
xiv. Jonah, b. 22 Dec. 1754.
XV. David, b. 16 Feb. 1756.
11. Daniel^ Johnson {Daniel,^ John^ Solomo'n}), born at Marlborougl
23 Aug. 1709, died at Shrewsbury 2 June 1763. He married £^
Shrewsbury, 24 Mar. 1736, Sarah Holland. He was willed lant
in Shrewsbury by his father.
Children, all born at Shrewsbury :
i. Zeruah,^ b. 19 May 1737.
ii. Levinah, b. 20 Feb. 1739.
iii. KuFus, b. 16 May 1741.
iv. Levinah, b. 11 Dec. 1743.
V. KuFUS, b. 5 Jan. 1745.
vi. Daniel, b. 2 Mar. 1747/8; m. 3 Feb. 1778, Martha Bragg, dau. o
Ebenezer.
vii. Stephen, b. 7 Mar. 1749/50.
viii. Dorothy, b. 12 Mar. 1752.
12. John^ Johnson (Solomon,^ Caleh,^ Solomon,^ Solomon^), born at Sud
bury 17 Oct. 1718, died at Worcester in 1757. He married Susak
nah . He received forty acres of his father's estate i:
"Tatnuck so-called" (Worcester Co. Deeds, vol. 36, p. 379).
912] Solomon Johnson Family 239
Children, born at Worcester :
i. Caleb,« b. 10 Jan. 1746.
li. John, b. 31 Mar. 1748.
19. iii. Jonathan, b. 27 Jan. 1750.
iv. Beulah, b. 18 Nov. 1751.
V. Mary, b. 7 Jan. 1754.
vi. Amos, b. 13 Jan. 1756.
3. Solomon^ Johnson {Solomon,^ Caleh^ Solomon,'^ ASb/omo^^), baptized at
Sudbury 23 Oct. 1720, died at Worcester after 1776 (Worcester Co.
Deeds, vol. 80, p. 417). He received from his father, 18 Oct.
1754, sixty acres of his land in Tatnuck. He married Lavina
(" Levinah," in Deed, vol. 85, p. 230) .
Children, born at Worcester :
li. lZri','}b^Pt- 15 July 1760.
iii. Uriah, b. 28 June 1752.
iv. Abel, b. 24 June 1753.
V. Betty, b. 20 Apr, 1755.
vi. Abel, b. 7 Aug. 1757.
vii. Molly, b. 18 Oct. 1761.
viii. Ephraim, b. 1 Dec. 1765.
ix. Polly, b. 8 June 1766.
X. Zacheus, b. 3 July 1768.
4. Peter® Johnson (Solomon,^ Caleh,^ Solomon,^ Solomon}) ^ baptized at
Framingham 7 July 1723, died at Worcester in 1798. He married,
12 Oct. 1758, Abigail Parks. He was appointed guardian of his
father, Solomon, in 1773 when he was adjudged non compos, and
had not concluded administering that estate at the time of his death.
His son Timothy^ finished the administration, and also administered
upon his father's estate (Worcester Co. Probate, no. 33611).
Children, born at Worcester :
i. Peter,^ b. 1761 ; non compos.
ii. Thomas, b. 1764 ; m. Sarah Eaton. Children, b. at Worcester : 1.
Thomas,'' h. 8 Sept. 1789. 2, Lewis, b. 19 June 1793. 3. Sarah
Eaton, b. 6 Apr. 1796. 4. Peter, b. 20 July 1798. 5. Mary, b. 22
Mar. 1803. 6. George, b. 2 May 1806. 7. Frederick, b. 23 June
1808. 8. James, b. 13 Feb. 1811.
iii. Caleb, bapt. 15 Dec. 1765.
iv. Timothy, b. 1 Apr. 1769 ; m. (1) 6 Mar. 1792, Lucinda Goulding,
b. 3 Feb. 1774, dau. of Peter and Lucy (Brewer) ; m. (2) Patty
(Goulding) Johnson, b. 1772, widow of Clark (no. 21), and sister
of the first wife.
V. Abigail, b. 24 Dec. 1771.
L5. Daniel^ Johnson {Solomon.,'^ Caleb^ Solomon^ Solomo'n}), baptized
at Framingham 1 Aug. 1725, died at Worcester in 1802. He mar-
♦ ried first at Hingham, 19 Nov. 1754, Lucy Lane, who was bur-
ied at Worcester 5 Dec. 1762; and secondly Mrs. Abigail
(Spring) Brown,* born at Weston 16 Jan. 1735, who survived
him, daughter of Capt. Henry and Abigail (Chad wick), and widow
♦Abigail Spring m. 20 Feb. 1755, Benjamin Brown of Housatonic No. 1 (New Marl-
Dorough). Children, b. at Weston : Abigail, b. 30 Nov. 1755, and Asenath, b. 6 Aug.
1758. Benjamin Brown d. 30 Nov. 1758.
240 Solomon Johnson Family [July
of Benjamin. He served in the Revolution in Capt. Gates's Co.,
Col. Bigelow's Regt. (Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution,
p. 820); and was a miller, and lived on that portion of the paternal
estate formerly owned by his brother Joshua, on the corner of
Pleasant and Mill Sts., Tatnuck village, where his son Clark, and
afterward his grandson Clark, Jr., lived (the house still standing,
1910). His wife Abigail owned land in Princeton, dower from her
first husband (Worcester Co. Deeds, vol. 71, p. 53). He suffered
reverses (family tradition says through undersigning), and in 1784
" 40 Acres with dwelling house, barn and grist mill thereon," with
personal effects, were attached to satisfy a judgment issued to his
brother Micah (Court of Common Pleas, June Term, 1784). His
brother Peter and others also recovered judgments against him
(Worcester Co. Deeds, vol. 83, p. 573 ; and vol. 91, pp. 592-5). In
1798 he was living with his son Benjamin, who administered his per
sonal estate in 1802 (Worcester Co. Probate, no. 33321).
Children by first wife, all born at Worcester :
i. Wealthean^ (Wealthy Ann?), bapt. 25 Jan. 1756.
ii. Daniel, bapt. 29 May 1757; served in the Revolution as matross in
Capt. William Treadwell's Co., Apl. 1777 to Sept. 1777, reported
died 11 Sept. 1777 (Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution,
p. 820).
iii. Nathan, bapt. 14 Jan. 1759 ; served in the Revolution as matross in
the same Co. as his brother Daniel, Apl. 1777 to 31 Dec. 1779
(Mass. Soldiers and Sailors, p. 860).
20. iv. John, bapt. 28 Dec. 1760.
V. Lucy, \ ^^ 29 nqv. 1762 ; '' bapt. at ye mother's funeral, Dec. 5, 1762."
VI. Lydia, J ^ f J 1 )
Children by second wife :
21. vii. Clark, b. 17 May 1768.
viii. Benjamin, b. abt. 1771; m. 1796, Lydia Stearns.
ix. A SON (hypothesis from census of 1790), possibly another Daniel.
22. X. Caleb, b. 9 Nov. 1779.
16. MiCAH^ Johnson {Solomon,^ Caleh,^ Solomon,"^ Solomon}), baptized as
" Micajah," at Framingham 27 Aug. 1727, died at Worcester in
1802. He married, 8 May 1754, Phebe Moore, daughter of
Isaac, who survived him. He settled on Mill St., south of Tatnuck'
village (Worcester Co. Deeds, vol. 33, p. 158), on an estate owned
and occupied by descendants for several generations. He was a
royalist, but recanted and saved his property from confiscation
(Lo veil's Worcester in the Revolution, p. 36). His will was pro-
bated in 1802 (Worcester Co. Probate, no. 33570). He appears
to have been the wealthiest of the Tatnuck Johnsons.
Children, all born at Worcester :
i. MiCAH,« bapt. 30 Mar. 1755 ; m. (1) 13 Nov. 1776, Sarah Wlllard,
dau. of Isaac; m. (2) Mrs. Abigail (Dudley) Gleason (b. at|
Sutton, Mass., 15 June 1758?), ''daughter of (David and Hannahl
(Sibley) ?) Dudley and widow of Isaac Gleason of Auburn." 'Chil-
dren by first wife : 1. Willard^ b. 1 Dec. 1777. 2. Fhebe, b. Dec.
1778. Children by second wife: 3. Jonas, b. 28 Oct. 1782. 4.
Asa, b. 26 Feb. 1785. 5. Beuben, b. 19 Apr. 1787. 6. Bufiis, b.
11 Sept. 1789. 7. David, b. 20 Jan. 1792. 8. Micah, b. 4 May
1794. 9. Hannah, b. 6 Aug. 1796. 10. Abigail, b. 21 Mar. 1799.
ii. Lydia, m. 25 Dec. 1777, Solomon Wlllard, son of Isaac; lived on
the William Young estate on Mill St., west of her father.
iii. Isaac, bapt. 13 Nov. 1757.
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iv. Adam, d. young.
V. Hannah, bapt. 22 Aug. 1762.
vi. Aaron, bapt. 10 Feb. 1765.
vii. Phebe, bapt. Mar. 1767.
viii. David, bapt. l-t Oct. 1770.
J. Joshua^ Johnson (Solomoriy^ Caleb^^ Solomon,^ Solomon})^ born at
Worcester 1 Apr. 1734, married, 28 May 1758, Lydia Brown,
daughter of James. In 1765 he received from his father twenty
acres of the homestead (Worcester Co. Deeds, vol. 52, p. 44). He
sided with the Royahsts at the time of the Revolution. His wife,
Lydia, received by will from his brother Micah (Micajah) the estate
which descended to her as heir of James Brown (Worcester Co.
Probate, no. 33570).
Children, all born at Worcester :
i. Anna,« b. 10 June 1760.
ii. Levi, b. 30 May 1762.
iii. Rebeckah, b. 4 Apr. 1764.
iv. Sarah, b. 24 Mar. 1766; m. Alpheus Eaton, b. 10 Oct. 1764, son of
Thomas and Susan (Rice) ; resided on the corner of Main and
Austin Sts.
V. Lydia, b. 18 Mar. 1768 ; m. 8 Mar. 1786, her cousin John Johnson
(no. 20).
vi. Achsah, b. 10 June 1770; m. 12 Nov. 1789, Jacob Washburn, Jr.,
of Leicester,
vii. Joshua, b. 12 July 1772.
viii. James Brown, b. 10 July 1774.
L Samuel^ Johnson (Solomon,^ Caleb ^^ Solomon,'^ Solomon}), born at
Worcester 21 Aug. 1738, died in 1789. He married, 14 Aug. 1760,
Mary Spence, who died 7 Sept. 1820. In 1768 he received twenty
acres of his father's homestead in Tatnuck (Worcester Co. Deeds,
vol. 131, p. 341). Pie died intestate (Worcester Co. Probate, no.
33654).
Children, all born at Worcester :
i. William,^ b. abt. 1761; d. 21 Jan. 1842, aged 81; m. Susannah
, who d. 10 Dec. 1840, aged 79. Children: 1. Boxanua,'^
b. 24 Dec. 1784. 2. William, b. 6 July 1786. 3. Luther, b. 4 May
1788. 4. Gardner, b. 27 Mar. 1790. 5. 3Iary, b. 10 May 1792.
6. ^?isow, b. 10 Sept. 1794. 7. /ian-i'e^b. 14 Nov. 1796. 8. Turall,
b. 10 Dec. 1798. 9. Susannah, b. 16 Mar. 1801. 10. EUzaheth, b.
2 Apr. 1804. 11. Samuel, b. 2 Mar. 1807.
ii. Samuel, d. 1806 ; m. 22 Apr. 1789, Eunice Stearns, who d. 1808 ;
a tanner and sometime owner of the old Exchange Hotel ; estate
probated in 1807 (Worcester Co., no. 33656). Children : 1. Sam-
ueV (probably he whose estate was administered in 1814, Wor-
cester Co., no. 33659), b. 7 Feb. 1792. 2. Turall, b. 1 Mar. 1794.
3. Clarenden, b. 22 Aug. 1797. 4. Almira, b. 21 Aug. 1802. 5.
Lamphire, b. 8 Jan. 1805. 6. Angelina, b. 11 July 1806.
iii. Elizabeth C' Betsey ").
iv^ Gardner, d. 26 Aug. 1853 ; perhaps m. Chloe Jefferd ; resided on
Winter Hill.
V. Sarah (^' Sally") m. Joel Hayden; residing at Fitzwilliam, N. H.,
in 1799 (Worcester Co. Deeds, vol. 185, p. 410).
). Jonathan^ Johnson {Johnf Solomon,^ Cahh^ Solomon,^ Solomon^)^
born at Worcester 27 Jan. 1750, died at Petersham 4 Dec. 1815.
He married (intention published 21 Aug. 1773) Rachel Felton,
who died at Petersham 15 June 1799, aged 44.
242 Solomon Johnson Family [July
Children, born at Petersham :
i. JoHN,7 b. 27 Jan. 1774.
ii. Aaron, b. 21 Oct. 1775.
iii. Jonathan, b. 14 Nov. 1777.
\v. George, b. 9 Feb. 1780.
V. Amos, b. 13 Nov. 1782.
vi. Henry, b. 23 Mar. 1785 ; d. 14 Dec. 1846 ; m. ; child :
Jonathan J.^^ of Greenfield,
vii. William, b. 4 Oct. 1787.
viii. Levi, b. 9 May 1790; d. 10 Dec. 1815.
ix. Daniel, b. 27 July 1792 ; d. 5 Nov. 1815.
20. JoHN^ Johnson {Daniel,^ Solomon,'^ Caleb^^ Solomon^ Solomon'^)^ bap-
tized at Worcester 28 Dec. 1760, died 10 Sept. 1807. He married,
8 Mar 1786, his cousin Lydia Johnson (no. 17, v), born 18 Mar,
1768, died 15 Mar. 1847. He served in the Revolution in the same
Company with his father, and also enlisted in 1779 and 1780 (Mass.
Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution, pp. 845-6, 8). His widow
Lydia was pensioned in 1838. He became involved in his father's
losses in 1785 (Worcester Co. Deeds, vol. 97, p. 248), but later
bought lands in and about Tatnuck Village (Worcester Co. Deeds,
vol. 121, p. 382 ; vol. 123, p. 179 ; and vol. 176, p. 61). He died
insolvent (Worcester Co. Probate, no. 33467).
Children, born at Worcester :
i. JoHN,7 b. 25 Sept. 1787.
li. Daniel, b. 31 Dec. 1788.
iii. Lydia, b. 17 Mar. 1790.
iv. Lucy Lane, b. 24 Apr. 1792.
v. Sally, b. 12 Mar. 1794; d. 31 Aug. 1796.
vi. AcKSAH Washburn, b. 20 Aug. 1797.
vii. Elisha, b. 17 Sept. 1799.
viii. Alpheus, b. 10 Nov. 1800.
ix. Charlotte, b. 26 Mar. 1803.
X. Nancy, b. 5 July 1805; d. May 1806.
21. Clark^ Johnson {Daniel,^ Solomoii,^ Caleh^^ Solomon,'^ Solomon^), bom
at Worcester 17 May 1768, died 7 Aug. 1824. He married, 26 Oct.
1791, Patty Goulding, born 11 Mar. 1772, died 11 Aug. 1838,
daughter of Peter and Lucy (Brewer). She married secondly Capt.
Timothy Johnson (no. 14, iv), who survived her. He built the
house on the corner of Pleasant and Mill Sts., Tatnuck Village,
where he died and his son Clark afterward lived. He died intestate
(Worcester Co. Probate, no. 33313).
Children, all born at Worcester :
i. Martha,^ b. 20 Apr. 1792 ; d. 22 Jan. 1871 ; m. Samuel Warfield
of Milford, Mass. Children : 1. Mariah^ m. Eoland Clark of Mil-
ford. 2. Louisa^ m. William Fales of Milford. 3. Horner^ m.
Dora Newman.
ii. Abigail, b. 28 Mar. 1794 ; d. 8 Aug. 1859 ; m. Aaron Butler of Bos-
ton ; no children.
iii. Eli, b. 2 May 1797; d. 25 Apr. 1800.
iv. Sarah, b. 26 May 1799; d. 21 Dec. 1879; m. Dr. Lyman Clark of
New York ; no children.
V. ZuRViLLA G., b. 1 Mar. 1802; d. 19 May 1868; m. Washington
Mellen of Mendon, Mass. Children: 1. George IF., m. Addie
Folk of Great Barrington, Mass. 2. Addie^ m. Henry Wright of
Great Barrington. 3. Edward^ d. young. i
vi. Clark, b. 2 Apr. 1804 ; d. 5 Apr. 1896 ; m. Phebe Kogers of Holden,
Mass. Children: 1. Levi L.,^ b. 22 Feb. 1827; d. 21 Jan. 1891;
1912] Solomon Johnson Family 243
m. Elizabeth Dowdall of Norwich, Conn. 2. Abigail Butler, b. 15
Aug. 1828; m. David Bemis of Leicester, Mass. 3. Adaline Nevj-
ton, b. 30 Jan. 1831; d. Sept. 1910; m. 9 Oct. 1855, Samuel H.
Fuller of Worcester. 4. Lucy, b. 13 Feb. 1838 ; d. unm. 14 Oct.
1888.
vii. Adaline, b. 18 Apr. 1807; d. 28 Sept. 1838; m. Nahum Newton of
Shrewsbury. Child : Edward C, lived at Columbus, Ohio.
viii. Eli, b. 22 Feb. 1809; d. 24 Jan. 1890; m. Emily Southwick of
Leicester ; no children.
ix. Levi, b. 3 Feb. 1811 ; d. 2 Dec 1824. .
X. Daniel, b. 12 May 1813; d. 6 July 1886; m. Lovllla Clakk of Mil-
ford, Mass. ; no children.
xi. Nathan, b. 23 Aug. 1817; d. 11 Mar. 1895; m. Silvia Bennett of
Milford, Mass. Children: 1. Josephine,^ m. Benjamin Warficld
of Blackstone, Mass. 2. Sarah, m. Ransom Clark of Hopedale,
Mass. 3. Etta, m. Irving Blauchard of Hopedale. 4. George, d.
young. 5. Nathan, d. young. 6. Willard, d. young.
22. Caleb^ Johnson (Daniel,^ Solomon,'^ Caleb^^ Solomon,'^ Solomon})^ born
at Worcester 9 Nov. 1779, died at Burton, Ohio, 5 Dec. 1846. He
married at Rutland, N. Y., 10 June 1804, Thirza Tread way,
born at Halifax, Vt., 12 Apr. 1789, died at Burton, Ohio, 16 Apr.
1874, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Stacey). In 1802 he
went to Jefferson Co., N. Y., and bought lands at Champion and
Rutland. He also conducted a general store, and for some twenty
years served as magistrate. He belonged to the Masonic lodge at
Champion. In 1833 he sold out and went to Ohio, whither his sons
Benjamin and Caleb had preceded him. He 'bought one hundred
sixty acres at Burton, and settled there.
Children, all born at Rutland :
1. JOHN,'b. 16 Oct. 1806; d. 1 Aug. 1876; m. Linda Pierce; no chil-
dren.
ii. Benjamin, b. 4 Dec. 1808; d. 21 Oct. 1843; m. Olive Dudley, b.
Feb. 1810, d. 27 Mar. 1882, dau. of Timothy and Irene (Rose) of
Hillsdale, Mich. ; had three daughters.
iii. Caleb Burbank, b. 16 May 1811 ; "d. 18 Aug. 1883 ; m, (1) at Burton,
Ohio, in 1834, Sophia Johnson, b. 10 June 1816, d. 21 Sept. 1864,
dau. of Oroon Datis and Betsey (Umberfield) ; m. (2) Louisa
Luther. Children: 1. 0rin,^h.2it Burton abt. 1837; m. Maria
Tucker; six children. 2. Nettie, h. Nov. 1841; d. at Chicago in
1864 ; m. Portland Hyde of Laconia, N. H. ; one child : George
Hyde of Burton, Ohio.
iv. Anna, b. 1 Oct. 1813; d. 4 Oct. 1838; m. at Rutland, Dr. L. Buck-
ley; one child : Ann, m. Erwin T. Ramsdell of Adams, N. Y.
V. Daniel, b. 10 Feb. 1816; d. 4 Aug. 1818.
vi. Daniel, b. 21 July 1-818; d. 29 Dec. 1887; m. at Burton, Minerva
Brown; children: 1. William. 2. C/mWes, d. young.
vii. Clark Gerry, b. 25 Nov. 1820; d. 3 Oct. 1843.
viii. Henry^ Spring, b. 21 Dec. 1823 ; d. at Kalamazoo, Mich., 11 Feb.
1897; m. at Burton, Cordelia Fowler, dau. of John L. and Jane
(Frear) ; had one son, James H.,^ b. at Burton 30 Aug. 1854; m.
Emma Green of Kalamazoo, Mich., and had two daughters.
ix. Cornelia, b. 3 May 1826; d. 5 Mar. 1856; m. Putnam Sperry; had
two daughters.
X. Dewitt Clinton (twin), b. 16 Aug. 1829; d. 15 May 1901; m. at
Burton, Mary Cleveland, dau. of James S. and Chloe (Butler) ;
had one daughter.
xi. Levi Lincoln (twin), b. 16 Aug. 1829 ; d. 11 Feb. 1908 ; m. at Bur-
ton, 25 Sept. 1857, Arvtlla Lola Hayes, b. 13 Sept. 1837, d. 25
Sept. 1910, dau. of Elijah and Sally Hotchkiss (Fowler) ; had six
daughters, the second of whom contributes this partial genealogy.
xii. Thirza Maria, b. 24 Mar. 1833 ; d. 26 June 1909 ; m. at Burton, John
Ho AD ley, son of Ira and Lovira (Brooks) ; had one daughter.
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244 Genealogical Research in England [July
GENEALOGICAL EESEAECH IN ENGLAND
Transcribed by Miss Elizabeth French, and communicated by the Committee on
English Research
[Continued from page 180]
ROLFE
The Will of John Rolf, 10 November 1519. To be buried in the
churchyard of St. Lawrence of Donton [Down ton, co. Wilts]. Mentions
John Loke, William Gilbert, Thomas Skete, and Thomas Rolf, my brother.
An obit to be said in Donton church for my soul and those of my parents.
Executors : my daughter Agnes Rolfe and John Wilkyns. Witnesses :
Richard Haserd, vicar of Donton, John Lanavad, Mathew Bisshopp.
Proved 26 January 1519/20, by the oaths of Thomas Rolfe and Alexander
Francklyn, commission being issued to the executors named. (P. C. C,
Ayloff, 24.)
The Will of Henry Rolfe the elder of Hamptworth in the parish of
Downton, 12 October 1546. To be buried in the church lytten of Down-
ton. To our lady church of Sarum 20d. To the high altar in Downton
church 3s. 4d. To the reparation of Downton church a cow. To the
reparation of salt lane 6s. 8d. To every of my brother John Rolffys chil-
dren a noble apiece. To cousin William Rolfe a cow. I leave a cow and
a hive of bees for the maintenance of an obit for me, Dennys my wife, and
all my children and kindred, in Downton church yearly forever. All other
my goods moveable and unmoveable not specified I give to my son Harry.
To Richard Sander and Thomas Hussey a cow each, and I make them my |
executors, and they are to be overseers of my son Harry and his goods to
eiohteen years of age, and if he die before that time reversion to my daugh-
ter Jone. To my daughter Jone two kine and five hives of bees. To
Jone Selwadde a peticoat. To my son Harry the barley that Jone New-
man of the close in Charilton oweth me. To Katheryn Atrice a peticoat.
Rychard Hobbes, overseer, and to him a bullock. Witnesses : Mr. Raph
Lane, vicar, Richard Hoggs, William Luk, Harry Rolf, and Robert Pope,
with others. Proved 26 5iarch 1547, by the executors. (Archdeaconry
of Sarum, vol. 2, ff. 29 and 43a.)
The Will of Henry Rolff thelder of Hamptworth in the parish of
Downton, co. Wylts, husbandman, 5 May 1558. To be buried in the
church lytten of St. Lawrence in Downton. To our lady church in Sarum
2d. To the reparation of my parish church in Downton 8d. To Alls
Whytehere, my servant, a ewe and a lamb, my wife's petticoat, etc. To
the children of my sister Margaret Blake of Playtford a ewe lamb among
them. To Elisabeth Blaake my wife's black hat. To Agnes Saunders*
children a bullock among them. To Agnes Bampton a frock. To William
Hyckeman my best ''hooses." To Dennys Husse a brass pot. To my son
Richard Rolfe my great brass pot, a cupboard, etc., and he shall have three
kine at fifteen years of age, to be delivered by Henry Rolfe the younger
of Hamptworth or by his assigns, he being one of my overseers for the keep-
ing of my said son Richard. To Margaret Rolfe, my daughter, all my wife's
wearing gear unbequeathed, and at the age of fifteen years two kine to be
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delivered to her by John Lyght of Hamptworth, he being the other of my
overseers for the keeping of my said daughter Margaret. To my son
Richard and my daughter Margaret all my instuff of household at fifteen
years, equally divided ; if both die, reversion to the children of Thomas
Blaake, Thomas Husse, Agnes Sawnders, John Lyght, and Henry Rolfe
the younger, equally divided, and if the said Henry have no children, then
one part to him and his wife. The residue of my goods and chattels move-
able and unmoveable to my overseers John Lyght and Henry Rolff the
younger for the perfect bringing up of my children Richard and Margaret
until the age of fifteen. Witnesses: Willm Marks, preist, and Thomas
Husse. Proved 4 June 1558, by John Lyght and Henry liolff Jun.
(Archdeaconry of Sarum, vol. 3, fo. 97.)
Administration on the goods of Richard Rolff, late of Hamptworth
in the parish of Downton, was granted to Elizabeth Rolff, relict of the
deceased, 28 August 1567. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, vol. 5, fo. 18.)
The Will of William Roffe of the parish of Plaitford [co. Wilts], hus-
bandman, 22 March 1573/4. To John Spencer of Plaitford 12d. To
father Botley 6d. To my godchild William Bevys a lamb. To goddaughter
Johan Cosyn 1 2d. To Agnes Roffe, my brother Richard's daughter, a cow
at marriage. To my cousin Robert Whiteyeare my black coat. Overseers :
cousin Robert Whiteyeare and Robert Irelande, and to each 3s. 4d. The
residue of my goods to my wife Agnes, whom I make my executrix. AVit-
nesses : John Saunders, Curat, Nicholas Slackesteade, Robert Ireland, and
William Botler. Proved 13 April 1574, by the executrix named. (Arch-
deaconry of Sarum, vol. 5, fo. 191.)
The Will of Henry Rolfe of Hamptworth in the parish of Downton,
husbandman, 9 April 1579. To be buried in the churchyard of Downton.
To our lady church of Sarum 12d. To my parish church of Downton 12d.
To my daughter's child Johan Owery at fourteen years of age two bullocks
with yoke and chain, Alexander Walton to have the keeping of them until
then. If she die before said age, reversion to my wife Thomasyn. To
Stephen Stride, my brother-in-law, a colt, a heifer, and clothing. To my
sister Margarett a heifer and a stall of bees. To Henry Sansome, my god-
child, a heifer. To Mary Rofe, my goddaughter, a bullock. To Margarett
Leceter a calf. To Arthure Leceter my old coat. The residue of my
goods and moveables unbequeathed to my wife Thomasyn, whom I make
sole executrix. Overseers : Robert Samson \sic\ and Richard Ireland, and
to each a sheep. Witnesses : John Moody and William Sandars, with
others. Proved 2 May 1579, by the executrix named. (Archdeaconry of
Sarum, vol. 5, fo. 336.)
The Will of Richard Rolff of Hamptorethe [Hamptworth] in the
parish of Downtone, 30[ ]1598. My body to be buried in the
churchyard of Downtone. To our lady church of Sarome 6d. To the
church of Downtone 6d. To the church of Lanvard [Landford] 6d. To
Mary Moody a bullock [ ] of age. To my brothers-in-law Henry
Rofe, Thomas Rofe [ ] two sheep. To my brother-in-law William
[ ] and to his daughter Alse one sheep. To Jone Dirks and
Agnes Leache one sheep each. To my sister's son William Hore one
sheep. To John [ ] a jerkin and breeches. To my brother Wil-
liam Sanderes [ ] sheep. To my wife Agnes Rofe and my daughter
246 Genealogical Research in England [July
Honner and my daughter [Agii]es all the rest of my goods and chattels,
and I make them my executres. If my wife do marry, my children to have
their portions within one week thereafter, and if she do not, then at their
ages of sixteen years. If my wife be with child, such child to have a por-
tion with the rest of my children. My debts that I owe : to my father-in-
law 20s., to my brother[in-law] Thomas Rofe £3, to my brother[in-law]
John Rofe 20s., to Agnes Leache 20s., to my " onkele "* John Rofe 10s.
I give to my father-in-law William Sanderes, Thomas Light, and my uncle"*
John Rofe 3s. 4d. each, and make them overseers. Witnesses : Roger Elkins,
John Rolf, John Coxe, and others. Proved 2 December 1598, by Agnes
Rolfe, relict of the deceased, with power reserved for Honore and Agnes
Rolfe, daughters and executrices named.
Bond dated 14 June 1606. John Ryce of Hamptworth in the parish of
Downton, County Wilts, husbandman, Agnes Ryce his wife, before mar-
riage Agnes Rolfe, executrix of the will of Richard Rolf her first husband,
Michael Cooper of East Grimstead in County Wilts, husbandman, and
Robert Emmery of Lanford, co. Wilts, husbandman, bound in the sum of
£80. Agnes Rice als Rollf and Honor Rolff and Agnes Rolif her two
daughters were appointed joint executors of the will of Richard Rolff and
had bequeathed to them certain legacies. The said Agnes filed an account
9 June 1599, the portions of Honor and Agnes being found to be £19 5s.
each, and the said John and Agnes Rice als Rolff bind themselves to pay
the said sums to the said Honor and Agnes, theu' guardians or assigns at
their several ages of sixteen and to bear the expenses of then- education and
bringing up until such age. [Signed] John Ryse, Signu' Agnes Ryce,
Signu' Michis Cooper, Signu' Robte Emery. Witnesses : Ri : Greene and
Gyles Batter. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, 1598, Original Will and Bond.)
The Will of Alts Rolfe of Hamptworthe in the parish of Downtone in
the county of Wilts, widow, 8 December 1604. My body to be buried in
the parish churchyard of Downtone. I give to the parish church of Down-
tone 6d. To our lady church of Sarum 4d. To my son Thomas Rolfe a
coverlet and other household goods. To my son John Rolfe my best
heifer, three bushels of grain, and I forgive him 9s. which he oweth me.
To his daughter Alis Rolfe a bullock, and to his son John Rolfe a sheep,
and to his wife a gown. To my daughter Agnes Rice two ewes and a
heifer, and to her daughter Honore Rolfe a heifer and a coffer, and to them
both all my wearing apparel. To her daughter Agnes Rolfe a ewe, to her
daughter Alis Rice a bullock, and to her daughter Marie Rice a ewe. To
my maid servant Margaret Dyer a sheep. The residue of my goods and
chattels I give to my sons Henrie Rolfe and Thomas Rolfe equally divided,
and make them my executors. My well beloved friends Thomas Cousins
and Robert Emmerie to be assistants to my executors, and to them 5s. each.
Debts I owe : to my son Henrie Rolfe 40s. and to my son Thomas Rolfe
£6 7s. Proved 26 January 1604/5, by the executors named. Inventory
taken 8 December 1604, by two "nabours indifferent dealers herein Roger
Webbe and John Raafe," £45 6s. 8d., exhibited 26 January 1604/5, by
the executors. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, 1604, Original Will and In-
ventory.)
Bond dated 31 January 1617/18. Anna Rolph of Downton, co. Wilts,
widow, and William Judd of Winterborne Chirborow, co. Wilts, husband-
* Probably the uncle of Agnes Rolfe, wife of the testator. — J. G. Bartlett.
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man, bound in £40, the said Anna being administrator of the estate of
Henry Rolph late of Downton. [Signed] Anna Rolph [mark] and William
Judde. Witness : James Hill. Inventory on the estate of Hinrie Rolfe
late of Hamptoreth [parish of Downton], co. Wilts, taken 6 February
1617/18, by Thomas Cossen and Rogger Webb, £18 10s. 3d. Witness:
Thomas Hale. Exhibited 25 March 1618 at Salisbury. (Archdeaconry
of Sarum, 1617, Original Administration Bond.)
Administration on the goods of Emanuell Rolfe of Lauington [Laving-
ton] forum in co. Wiltes was granted to Elizabeth, widow and relict, 26 July
1624. Inventory £82 10s. 4d. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, vol. 8, fo. 229.)
The Will of [John Rolfe of Whiteparis]h in the county of Wilts,
yeoman, [ ]ary 1624/5. To the church of [Whiteparish] 6d., to be
used towards the reparation of the church by the church wardens of White-
parish. Concerning my right and interest in certain leases of which I now
stand possessed, after my decease my son [ Rolp]he shall have
that messuage or tenement and close adjoining, and that close called long
[ ] adjoining to Bushy lease, and that close called breach meade,
and a parcel [ ] sometimes parcel of bushy lease and lying upon
the lane called Rumsey [ ] containing fourteen ^' lugge," all
being in Whiteparish, and also four [? pieces of] arable land containing
ten acres called Weblj [? close] with a messuage which 1 hold of the right
[ ] William Stockman of Bereford, county Wilts, Esq., by vir-
tue of a [Please] dated 20 March 8 James I, to hold the said lease and
premises until the full term of ninety nine years be ended, if myself, Hen-
ry Rolfe, my son, and John Rolfe the younger, my son, or any of us, live so
long. Said closes of arable land and pasture containing ten acres some-
time called Webb close, which I now hold of William Stockman by lease
dated 10 January 8 James I for ninety nine years if my sons Plenry and
John or either of them live so long, I give to my son Henry for his life,
and after his death my will is that Honor Rolfe, wife to the said Henry
my son, if she survive her husband, shall hold the said premises during the
time she remain a widow, and when my daughter-in-law Honor be married
to any other husband or die, then my son John shall enjoy the residue of
the time unexpired. My son John shall have the three acres of ground
sometimes waste ground parcel of the Earldome lying between Langley
wood* and the round coppice,* demised to me and my assigns by William
Stockman Esq., during 4:he term of [th]ree years, as appears by indenture
dated 20 March 8 James I. To John, my younger son, the new chest, my
best coffer, my iron bound cart, and £3. To Joane, the eldest daughter,
and Hester, the youngest daughter of my son John, a brass pan, pewter plat-
ter, a hive of bees and 20s. each. To Joane, my grandchild, daughter of
William HoUoway, a hive of bees and 20s. at [ ]
twenty-one years my will is that [ ] son John or
the longer [ ] two kine and a mare which [
] Item I give to my daughter [ ]
coverlid and 26s. 8d. to [ ] ease. Itm I give to
Richard W^hiteer [ ] of money which money my exe-
cutor [ ]taine to the age of twenty & six yeares [
]ty shillings. And farther my will is that [ ]
abovenamed shall have their twenty shillings apiece [ ] my
* These pieces of woodland still bear these names.
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decease : for which my abovenamed grand [? children shall give my] exe-
cutor an acquittance and he shall accept of [ ] sonne John a
coverlid which lyeth in my press [ ]piece if they shall require it
within one year after [ ] aged men and women of Whiteparish the
sum of [ ] at the discretion of my executor and the minister,
[ ] the rest of my goods and chattels unbequeathed, my [? debts and
legacies paid and funeral expenses dischjarged, I give and bequeath to my
son Henry Rolfe and [? make him my] sole executor ; and I give to Mr.
Parks, minister of Whiteparish, [ ] My neighbors John Coles of
Mort farme and William Morris of Newton [ ]field to be my over-
seei's, and to each of them 1 give 10s. [ ] to see my will faithfully
performed. [Signed] John Rolfe his marks. [Witnesses' names torn off.]
Codicil dated 29 May 1625. I give to be delivered by my life time
which is no part of [ ] nor touching my last will, as
witnesses John [ Willi]am Morris. Mary my daughter shall have
13s. [ ] of the £17. I give to my son John 30 [ ]nn
pounds. I give to Mary my daughter a little barrell, etc., [ ] a
stall of bees for Thomas* her son, and unto Mary my daughter a gown.
To Henry my son the silt and the powdering tub. To John my son my
[ ]ake and the newest jerkin and hose. All the rest of my house-
hold stuff to be equally divided between Henry, my son and executor, and
John, [?my you]ngest son. [Signed] the m'ke of John Rolfe the elder.
Proved 8 October 1625, by the executor named. Inventory taken 6 Octo-
ber 1625, by John Coles, William Morris, and Thomas Rolfe, £113 Is. 4d.,
exhibited by the executor 8 October 1625. (Archdeaconry of Sarum,
1625, Original Will and Inventory.) [Brackets indicate the places where
the foregoing will is mutilated or illegible.]
The Will of Thomas Rofe of Whitpishe, 12 August 1629. My body
to be buried in the church or churchyard of Whiteparish. To the church
of Whiteparish 5s. To my brother John Rofe 20s. and all my wearing
apparel. To my brother John Rofe's sons and to my brother Henry
Rofe's sons now living 20s. each, and to each of the daughters of my said
two brothers 10s. each. To Alice Cole, my servant, 10s. To John Ingram,
my servant, 4s. My debts and legacies being paid, I give to Thomas Rofe,
my son, half of my goods and chattels. My wife Mary to be my executrix,
and if she marry she shall return to my son Thomas what portion of my
goods shall come to her by this my will, and she is' to give an inventory to
my overseers of my son's and her portion of my goods and a bond for the
return of them or their value to my son Thomas if she marry, and if she
refuse, son Thomas to be executor. My cousin Nicholas Aldridge of Wel-
lowd and my special friend Henry Short of Wellowd to be overseers, and
to them 6s. 8d. each. [Signed] Thomas Rofe his m'ke. Witnesses : Tho-
mas Turner, Margaret Whitier her marke, Nicholas Aldridge, and Henry
Short. Proved 10 September 1629, by the executor named. (Archdea-
conry of Sarum, 1629, Original Will.)
Bond dated 23 February 1640/1. Thomas Rolph of Whiteparish, co.
Wilts, yeoman, and Nicholas Aldridge of Wellow, co. Wilts, yeoman,
bound in £100, the said Thomas being son of Mary Rolph late of White
* This is Thomas Whittier, who came to New England in 1638, with his uncle John
Rolfe.
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parish, widow, and administrator of her estate. [Signed] Thomas Rolfe
and Michol [^sic] Aldridge. Witness : Giles Hutchins. (Archdeaconry of
Sarum, 1640, Original Bond.)
The Will of John Rofe of Hamptworth in the parish of Downton,
county of Wilts, husbandman, — March 1662. To be buried in the
churchyard of Downton. My wife Alice to be executrix, and I give to
her all my goods and the lease of my house, the goods to be equally divided
between my two children at her death. Concerning my house and ground,
at my wife's death my son John to have a room at the east end of the
house next Stephen Cooper's, and my daughter Hester Rofe to have the
room that I newly builded, and they to have the hall in common. If my
daughter go away from the house and her brother, he to pay her 10s. [a
year] for her part as long as she is away. Also to my daughter Hester
one and a half acres of ground and half the fruit in the orchard and garden,
and she to pay Is. a year of the rent. The rest of my ground to my son
John after his mother's death. [Signed] the marke of Jhon Rofe. Wit-
nesses : Alice Done (her marke) and John Light. Proved 5 July 1662,
by the executrix. Inventory taken 2 May 1662, by William Jackman
and Robert Rice, £13 lis. 8d., states that the deceased died 16 April 1662.
Exhibited 5 July 1662. (Consistory of Sarum, 1662, Original Will and
Inventory.)
Rolfe Entries in the Parish Registers of Whiteparish,
Wiltshire, 1559-1655
Baptisms*
^1579 Jone daughter of John Roffe 15 September.
^1582 Mary daughter of John Rofe 16 July.
,1585 ^' Christened the 5*^ of septemb : Henrye Rofe y® sonn of John
Rofe."
1589 "Christened the 24*^ of aprill .... & John Rofe the sonn of
John Rofe."
'J.614 Joane daughter of John Rofe 18 September.
"1616 Easter daughter of John Rolfe 2 April.
1617 Thomas son of Thomas Rolfe 8 June.
1640 Mary daughter of Thomas Rolfe.
Marriages^
h1608 Richard Whyteer of Sar[um] and Mary Rofe of Whiteparish 23
January [1608/9].
•1609 William Hollo way of Dameram and Jone Rofe of Whiteparish 18
September.
1612 John Rofe and Joane Coles both of this parish 2 November.
1615 Thomas Rolfe and Mary Hurst widow 20 April,
a 621 JohnI Rolfe and Honor Rolfe 28 May.
Burials^
1619 Honor wife of John Rolfe 8 July.
1625 Old father Rolf 12 September.
1629 Thomas Rolfe 18 August.
♦Missing, 1599 to 31 October 1604, inclusive.
t Missing, 1599 to 20 January 1604/5, inclusive,
t Doubtless an error in the Registers for Henry.
§ Missing, 1599 to 29 October 1604, inclusive.
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RoLFE Entries in the Parish Registers of Downton,
Wiltshire, 1601-1640
Baptisnib
1606 Thomas son of Henry Roof of Hamptworth 8 June.
1607 Alee daughter of Harry Roofe of Hamptworth 13 November.
1609 Susanne daughter of Harry Rofe of Hamptworth.
1611 Emme daughter of Harry Rofe of Hamptworth 12 January [1611/12]
at Lanford.
1616 Mary daughter of Harry Rofe 24 August.
1620 Christiane daughter of John Rofe 10 September.
1623 Elinor daughter of John Rofe 20 April.
1631 Anne daughter of John Rolfe 5 June.
1633 Susanna daughter of Robert Rofe 26 April.
1634 Thomas son of Thomas Rof 1 May.
1637 Arthur son of Thomas and Alice Rofe 28 October.
Marriages^
1604 Henrye Roaff and Ann Judd 21 January [1604/5].
1614 John Wheeler and Elizabeth Rofe 6 November.
1625 John Rofe and Elizabeth Dolinge 27 June.
Burialsj
1604 Widow Roaff of Hamptworth 10 December.
1605 Margrete daughter of John Roofe 26 October.
1610 Agnes Rofe widow of Radlinche 13 November.
1612 William Rofe of Radlinch 7 June.
1622 Dorothy wife of John Rofe 21 July.
1625 Judith wife of John Rofe Jun. 25 April.
1635 Susanna daughter of Robert Rofe 16 May.
1637 Mariane Rofe widow 28 October.
1638 John Rofe 26 August.
[The Rolfe family is of great antiquity in Wiltshire. At a manor-court
at Urchfont, held 7 May 10 Richard II [1387], in a list of twenty-five
tenants that delivered oaks from Coukwod, appears William Rolfe, credited
with one trunk. (Wilts. Notes and Queries, vol. 4, p. 450.) Downton,
Whiteparish, Plaitford, Landford, Redlinche, Wellow, etc., are close to-
gether in the extreme southeastern corner of Wiltsliire, and about eight
to ten miles southeast of Salisbury.
With only the data now at hand, all the persons in the foregoing wills
and register entries cannot be grouped together ; but it is certain that
Henry Rolfe, baptized in 1585, and John Rolfe, baptized in 1589, sons of
John Rolfe of Whiteparish, the testator of 1624/5, were the brothers who
settled in New England about 1638 ; and it is also certain that their sister
Mary Rolfe, wife of Richard Whittier of Sarum or Salisbury, England,
was the mother of Thomas Whittier, who was born about 1620, came to
Nev/ England in 1638 with his uncle John Rolfe, and became the pro-
genitor of the Whittiers of America.
It is evident that it was Henry Rolfe, born in 1585 (and not John Rolfe,
as erroneously recorded in the Whiteparish registers), who married in 1621
a kinswoman. Honor Rolfe; the latter was apparently the daughter of
* Missing, 1633-1636.
t Missing, most of the burials for 1634.
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251
Richard Rolfe of Down ton, the testator of 1598, by his wife Agnes Eolfe
(daughter of the widow Alice Rolfe, the testator of 1604). This Agnes
Rolfe married (secondly) John Rice. Thomas Rolfe, the testator of 1629,
and Henry Rolfe, whose estate was administered in 1617, were probably
brothers of this Agnes Rolfe. It is clear that the mother of Richard Rolfe,
the testator of 1598, married (secondly) William Sanders ; perhaps this
Richard Rolfe was son of the Richard Rolfe whose estate was administered
in 1567, the latter being son of Henry Rolfe, the testator of 1558. The
following tentative pedigree shows the connections as suggested above :
Henry Rolfe =
[b. abt. 1515]
Dead in
Rolfe ==
[b. abt. 1515] 1
Will 1558
1558
(
1
• 1
2
William=
5 1 1 1 r~
=Elizabeth=Ricliard Margaret =
=Alice —
1
- Jolm=Honor
Sanders
1 Rolfe
Rolfe
Will
Rolfe
d.
1 [b. abt. 1545]
[b. abt.
1604
[b. abt.
1619
1 adm. 1567.
1545]
1550]
1
1
=Agnes
1
John
1
Jenry
Will 1624
1
Thomas
1
William
1 1
Dau. Richard
Sanders
m. Rolfe
f Rolfe
Rolfe
Rolfe
Rolfe
W'm. [b. abt. 1567]
[b. abt
1573] had Adi
n. 1617
Will 1629
Hore Will 1598
Shem.
(2) issue m
I. 1604
m. 1615
John Rice
^nne
Mary
Judd
Hurst
1621 1
1 1612
1
1 1608
Agnes
Honor= Henry
John=Joane
Joane
Mary=Richard
Rolfe
Rolfe
Rolfe
Rolfe
Coles
Rolfe
Rolfe
Whittier
[b. abt.
[b. abt.
b. 1585 b.
1589
1
b. 1579
b. 1582
1596]
1593]
Emigrant
Emigrant Emigrant
toN. E. toN. E.
1
n. W'm
[oUoway
to N. E.
Hannah .
Ill 1
^nna John Benj. Joane
He
"1
ster
r 1 1
Richard Jolm Thomas
b. 1614
b. 1616
Whittier
m.
m.
b. abt. 1620
Richard
John
Emigrant
Ring
Sai
iders
tc
)N. E.
Rolfe Entries in the Parish Registers of Andover,
Hampshire, 1586-1650*
Baptisms
1605 John son of John Rolph [torn] August.
1606 William son of John Rolph of Enham 7 February [1606/7].
1605 John Rolph and —
1641 Anthony RofFt and
June].
Marriages
Golding 30 April.
— [date gone; between 31 May and 24
*From a manuscript copy of the Andover registers, in the Library of the New
England Historic Genealogical Society.
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RoLFE Entries in the Salisbury Marriage Licences, 1615-1634*
Robert Rolfe of Lydiard Millicentj 40, and Joan lies of same, widow, 30'
24 October 1616.
George Dier of Sherington, Wilts, yeoman, and Sara Rolfe of Steeple
Langford. Bondsman, John Gerle of same, yeoman. 30 October
1616.
Hugh Rolfe of Amesbury, Wilts, yeoman, 40, and Joane Beckington of
same, widow, 30. 21 December 1616.
Thomas Roffe, the younger, son of Thomas Roffe, of Alderton, Wilts,
husbandman, 22, and Anne Eaton of Grittenham in Brink worth,
spinster, 18. 9 July 1621.
Edward Spring of Haddington, husbandman, 30, and Anne Roffe of
Fittleton, 29. 4 March 1621/2.
William Rolf of West Lavington, blacksmith, 25, and Elizabeth Covell of
Potterne, spinster, 23. Bondsman, Willm Guilbert of Sarum, tailor.
19 August 1628.
William Rolf of Compton in Enford, yeoman, 28, and Dorothy Phillipps
of Little Hinton, spinster, 18. 11 June 1630.
John Rolf of Compton in Enford, yeoman, 32, and Elizabeth Bailey of
Boreham in Warminster, spinster, 22. 1 June 1631.
Francis Tompson of Milton, Wilts, husbandman, 26, and Jane Roffe of
Pewsey, spinster, 20. 4 August 1631.
Simon Rolf of Sarum, clothier, and Margaret Burges. Bondsman, James
Elderton of South Newton, fuller. 20 April 1633.
William Slade of Steeple Langford, Wilts, husbandman, and Susan Rolf.
Bondsman, Willm Hayman of the Close, Sarum, tailor. 3 October
1633.
— J. Gardner Bartlett.]
Whittier
The Will of John Whiteheare of Landford [co. Wilts], 22 December
1571. To our lady church of Sarum 4d. To my parish church of Land-
ford 12d. To Roberte Whiteheare, my son, a cow and a bullock, and he
shall have the lease of my house that I now dwell in after the decease of
my wife Edithe. To my daughter Margery a cow and a bullock. To my
sons John and William a cow each. To Henry Whytehear, my kinsman,
a coat. All the residue of my goods to my wife Edith, sole executrix.
Overseer, Richard Emery, and to him 20d. Witnesses : William Markes,
parson, and Henry Ireland. Proved 22 January 1571/2, by the executrix
named, in the person of Robert Whitehear. (Archdeaconry of Sarum,
vol. 5, fo. 139.)
The Will of Henry Whytear of Landford, the unworthy servant of
the Lord, 10 March 1583/4. To the parish church of Landford 12d. To
my two younger sons John and William 20s. each, which shall remain in
the hands of my son Richard Whytear until they shall be of the age of
eighteen. If either die before such age, reversion to the survivor, and if
both die, reversion to the rest of my children where most need shall be.
To my daughter Phillis Whitear 20s., to remain in the hands of my son
Henry to her use until eighteen. To my daughter Agnes Whytyear 20s.,
and my son Henry to deliver to her a sheet or 4s., as she shall desire. To
my son-in-law John Parker's three children, John, Jerome, and Christian,
* The Genealogist, New Series, vols. 24-28.
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5s. equally divided, to remain in the hands of my son Henry until they be
of discretion to use it for themselves. To daughter Jone Parker 2s. To
son Richard Whityeare's two children, John and Joane, 6s. 8d. equally
divided, to remain in the hands of their father until their years of discretion.
If either die, reversion to the survivor, and if both die, reversion to their
father and mother. To my children John, William, and Philiis, a chest
each, and my son Henry to deliver to them 40s. each when they reach the
age of twenty years, according to a bond. My son Richard hath in his cus-
tody toward the discharge thereof 48s., my son Henry hath 44s., and I give
toward the sum 3s. 4d. which John Barnes of Brooke oweth me and 3s. 3d.
which Richard Downing oweth me. The residue of my goods, except what
is included in my deed of gift to my son Henry, to my two sons Richard
and Henry. Witnesses : William Hotchkyn, clerk, William Stokes, and
William Hussy e. Proved 22 August 1584, by Henry Why tear, son of
the testator. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, vol, 6, fo. 125.)
Administration on the estate of John Whitear of Pensworth in the
parish of Downton was granted to Henry Whitear of Landford, brother of
the deceased, 27 September 1593.
Bond dated 26 September 1593. Henry Whitear of Landford, co.
Wilts, husbandman, brother of John Whitear deceased, late of Pensworth
in the Parish of Downton, co. Wilts, and William Heath of Landford,
bound in 20 marks for the said Henry, to administer the estate of the said
John Whitear, to pay his debts, and to pay to Richard Whitear, William
Whitear, Agnes Morrys als Whitear, and Fyllice Whitear such portion of
goods of the said John Whitear, their said brother, as the Archdeacon of
Sarum shall direct. [Signed] " his mark " [PHenry Whitear's] and Wyl-
lyam Heath. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, 1593, Original Administration Act
and Bond.)
The Will of John Whittter of Whiteparish, County Wiltes, husband-
man, 14 October 1601. My body to be buried in the churchyard of
Whiteparish. To the Cathedral Church of Sarum 6d. To the parish
church of Whiteparish 12d. To the poor people of Whiteparish 13s. 4d.
To my sister Margery and her two sons 6s. 8d. each. To Robert Ireland
my cutting knife. The residue of my goods unbequeathed to my brother
William Whittyer and Thomas Brexton, executors. Overseers : John
Hurst and Andrew Smith. Witnesses : John Hurst, Andrew Smith, and
Thomas Harvest, vicar. Proved 22 October 1601, by the executors, in
the person of John Hurst their agent. Inventory taken 21 October 1601,
by John Hurst, Andrew Smith, and Thomas Kent, £21 6s. Od., exhibited
22 October 1601, by Thomas Brexton one of the executors. (Archdea-
conry of Sarum, 1601, Original Will and Inventory.)
The Will of William Whtteer of Whitepishe, co. Wiltes, wheler, 9
June 1603. To be buried in the churchyard of Whiteparish. To my
parish church aforesaid 2s. To the Cathedral Church of Sarum 6d. To
Wyllyam, son of Thomas Brexstone, £10. To my servant Jone Morrys
a brass pot. To Steven Whitteer^^ a cloak and 12d. To all my godchil-
dren 4d. each. To John Brexstone and Jane Brexstone a lamb each. To
Robert Soper's wife 12d. To Margarett, my daughter, £10, with rever-
* A Steven Whiteare married Florence Barne 31 January 1585/6 at St. Thomas's,
Salisbury.-— J, Gardner Bartlett.
254 Genealogical Research in England [July
sion at her death to William, son of Thomas Brexstone. The residue of
my goods and chattels to my daughters Margaret Whyteer and Alls Brex-
stone, whom I make my sole executors. [Signed] Wyllyam Whitteer
m'cke. Overseers : Thomas Hurst and Rychard Hurst. Witnesses :
Thom.as Phillips als Harvest, vicar, and Thomas Brexstone. Proved 7
September 1603, by Margeret Whyteer and Alice Brexstone, executors, in
the person of Thomas Brexstone, husband of the latter. Inventory taken
5 August 1603, by Markes Hurst, Robert Sellwinge, and Hewe Tailor,
£52 13s. Od., exhibited by Margaret Whyteer, the other executor, 7 Sep-
tember 1603. Bond dated 7 September 1603. Margaret Whiteer of
Whiteparish in co. Wiltes, spinster, and Thomas Braxston of the same^
butcher, bound in £100. [Signed] Margaret Whiteer [seal, a lion ramp-
ant] and Thomas Braxston. Witness : Ri. Greene. (Archdeaconry of
Sarum, 1603, Original Will, Inventory, and Bond.)
The Will of Agnes Whiteyeare of Lanford, 6 January 1607/8. To
the Trinity Church of Winton 6d. To daughter Joane Jewell the lease of
my greatest tenement in Lanford. To John Jewell, my son-in-law, all my
household stuff in his house, and I acquit him of all reckonings between us.
To John Jewell the younger, Edmund Jewell, and Henry Jewell, two yoke
of oxen equally divided. To John Jewell, Edward \_sic\ Jewell, Henry
Jewell, Alice Jewell, Joane Jewell and Elizabeth Jewell, children of my
Bon-in-law John Jewell, seven kine and four bulls. To Thomas Hillary a
cow to help him bring up his children. To Thomas Burtes children 40s. To
Jeffery Burte 40s. The residue of my goods moveable and unmoveable to
Joane Jewell the younger, sole executrix. Overseers : my friends in
Christ John Rolph of Westwellow and John Lush of Lanford, and to them
3s. 4d. each. Witnesses : Thomas Hillary, Margerye Whitehead, John
Rolph, and Katherine Whiteyeare. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, vol. 8, fo. 7.)
Bond dated 13 December 1627. Joan Whityere of Downton, co. Wilts,
widow, John Mussellwhite of Downton, husbandman, and Robert Dyer of
Downton, husbandman, bound in £30, the said Joane Whityere to ad-
minister the estate of her late husband John Whityere late of Downton.
[Signed] Joane Whityere [mark], John Mussellwhit, and Robert Dyer.
Witness : Robert Dawkins. Inventory of the goods of John Whiteyeare
of Weeke in the parish of Downton, husbandman, taken 8 December 1627,
by Richard Whiteyeere, John Saunders, John Musselwhite, and Robert
Dyer, £32 Os. lOd., exhibited at Amesbury 13 October 1627. (Arch-
deaconry of Sarum, 1627, Original Administration Bond.)
The Will of Margarett Whitier of Whiteparish, co. Wilts, spinster,
30 April 1630. To be buried in the churchyard of Whiteparish. To
[ ] of Whiteparish 20s. To Thomas Braxstone, my brother-in-law,
20s., and to his now wife 12d. To Jacob, [J ]ld, and Anne, children of
my said brother-in-law by his now wife, 2s. each, and to his son Symon by
the same wife 5s. To William Hilgroue the lower stall of bees to Little-
feild's way, and to his sons Peter and John 12d. each. To Richard Phill,
the widow Phill's son, 12d. To Thomas Turner of Whiteparish, clerk, a
Btall of bees. Executors : William Brextone and Thomas Brextone, my
sister Alice's sons. Overseers : Thomas Foxe and William Rofe of White-
parish. [Signed] Margaret Whiteer [mark]. Witnesses : Thomas Turner
and William Hilgroue. Proved 25 September 1630, by the executors
named. Inventory taken by Thomas Foxe, Thomas Broxston, and Gawen
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Talbott, 22 September 1630, £85 14s. od., exhibited by Thomas Broxston
25 September 1G30. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, 1630, Original Will and
Inventory.) [Much injured by damp.]
Bond dated 18 October 1637. Catherine Whityeere of East Tytherly,
CO. Southampton, widow, administrator of the estate of John Whityeere,
late of Whiteparish, co. Wilts, husbandman. Witnesses : Thomas Grif-
finch, Fran. Robertds. [Signed] Catherine Whityeere. Inventory taken
12 June 1637, by Mathias Freeman and John Cottwell, £3 4s. 2d., ex-
hibited 18 October 1637, by Catherine the relict and administrator. (Arch-
deaconry of Sarum, 1637, Original Inventory and Bond.)
Whittier Entries in the Parish Registers of Whiteparish,
Wiltshire, 1559-1655
Baptisms*
1561 Jone daughter of William Whyteer 14 January [1561/2].
1569 Margaret daughter of William Whyteer 19 March [1569/70].
1571 John son of William Whiteer 27 December.
1577 Francis son of William Whiteer 29 November.
1597 William son of Richard Whyteer 7 October.
1608 John son of Walter Whiteer 29 March.
1610 Elisabeth daughter of Walter Whiteer 27 January [1610/11].
1613 Mary daughter of Walter Whyteer 17 December.
1617 Jane daughter of Walter Whyteer 22 June.
1623 Walter son of Walter Whyteer 5 October.
1626 William son of William Wliiteer 4 June.
1630 Richard son of William Whyteer 18 April.
1631 Henry son of Henry AVhityeare 9 October.
1634 William son of Henry Whityeare 7 September.
1636 Dorothy daughter of Henry Whityeare 5 March [1636/7].
Marr{ages'\
1607 Walter Whiteer and Mari^aret Bell 4 October.
1608 Richard Whiteer of Sar[um] and Mary Rofe of Whiteparish 23
January [1608/9].
1611 Roger Lufman and Jane Whiteer both of this parish 7 October.
1614 George Becham and Edith Whiteer 27 June.
1636 John Whityeare and Catherine Conway 21 May.
1637 William Whityeare and Mary Marshman widow 12 March [1637/8].
BurialsX
1564 A child of William Whyteer 1 July.
1586 Margery Whyteer 23 November.
1611 Allice wife of Richard Whiteer 15 September.
1613 Ould Stephen Whytteer 30 January [1613/14].
1622 Old mother Whiteer 13 November.
1630 Margaret Whityeere 11 September.
1634 Richard Whityeare 12 August.
1636 Allice wife of William Whityeare of Langley Wood 12 June.
1655 Thomas son oi Richard Whicher 20 April.
♦Missing, 1599 to 31 October 1604, inclusive.
t Missing, 1599 to 20 January 1604/5, inclusive,
t Missing, 1599 to 29 October 1604, inclusive.
256 Genealogical Research in England [July!
Whittier Entries in the Parish Kegisters of Downton,
Wiltshire, 1601-1640
Baptisms
1605 Alee daughter of John Whiteir 30 August.
1609 Agnes daughter of John Whitier of Weeke 24 December.
1612 Eve daughter of John Whitier of Week 22 November.
1616 John son of John Whitier 1 April.
1616 John son of AVilliam Whittier 19 January [1616/17].
1617 John son of John Whitier 21 September.
1619 Raphe son of William Whitier 19 January [1619/20].
1621 Richard son of Thomas Whitier 16 September.
1622 Alexander son of John Whitier 8 December.
1622 Thomas son of William Whitier 12 February [1622/3].
1625 Edward and Mary son and daughter of William Whitier 10 March
[1625/6].
1627 John son of William Whitier 9 March [1627/8].
1629 Als daughter of Henry Whitier 6 January [1629/30].
1637 Thomas the reputed son of William Whitier and Joane Parsons 18
October.
3Iairriages*
1605 John Whiteer and Joane Outry 2 April.
1611 Richard Whitier and Elizabeth Bishop 30 January [1611/12].
Burials'\
1626 Edward son of William Whitier 11 April.
1630 Ralphe son of William Whiteyer thelder 6 February [1630/1].
1634 of John Whitier deceased 24 January [1634/5].
1636 Elizabeth Whitier widow 23 June.
[On pages 252-255 abstracts have been given of all the Whittier wills,
administration acts, and administration bonds that are to be found in the
Sarum (Salisbury) courts down to the time of the Commonwealth. There
are no Whittier wills for this period in the Prerogative Court of Canter-
bury. The Whittier families in Downton, Landford, and Whiteparish, co.
Wilts, were doubtless all closely connected with one another. Research
among the wills at AVinchester and an examination of the parish registers
at Salisbury and of the transcripts for Landford (where the original regis-
ters do not extend farther back than 1671) would probably disclose the
parentage of the Richard Whittier of Sarum (Salisbury) who married, 23
Jan. 1608/9, Mary, daughter of John Rolfe of Whiteparish, and was the
father of Thomas Whittier, who came to New England in the Gonfidence
in 1638, aged 18, as servant to his uncle John Rolfe. It is possible that
Richard, father of the emigrant Thomas Whittier, was born about 1585
and was a son of that Richard who was a son of Henry Whittier of Land-
ford, the testator of 1583/4.— E. F.]
[Whittier Entries in the Parish Registers of Andover,
Hampshire, 1586-1650$
Baptisms
1606 William son of Will Whittier 2 June.
* Missing, 1633-1636.
t Missing, most of the burials for 1634.
J From a manuscript copy of the Andover registers, in the Library of the New|
England Historic Genealogical Society.
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1610 Robte son of Robte Whiteare 7 October.
1625 Richard son of John Whittler \}ic\ 25 September.
Marriages
1599 Allixand Searell and Joan Whithear 9 [torn ; after June and before
October].
1601 William Whitting and Agnes Whithers 10 December.
Burials
1598 Elizabeth wife of Robert Whiteare 6 September.
1603 Nicholas Leach son-in-law of Robert Whittier 18 September.
1603 Widow Whittier 7 October.
1603 of Widow Leach 9 October.
1603 Waltch Dain the servant of Robert Whittyer 9 October.
1603 Steven Whittier 5 March [1603/4].
1603 Joane daughter of Steven Whittier 23 March [1603/4].
1604 William Whyther so' {s%c\ to Hugh Smith 20 April.
1612 Robt Whithear 31 August.
1631 Robert Whitteare 16 August.
Whittier Entries in the Salisbury Marriage Licences,
1615-1634*
Nicholas Whittieare of Barford St. Martin's, husbandman, 26, and Joice
Carpenter, of the same, spinster, 24. 24 May 1630.
John Humby of Pens worth in Downton, Wilts, husbandman, 30, and Ann
Whiteare of Weeke in Downton, spinster, 23. 16 July 1631.
— Henry Edwards Scott.]
Pike
The Will of Robert Pyke of Marton [in Great Bedwin] in the Dio-
cese of Sarum and county of Wilts, 24 September 1557. To be buried in
the church of West [now Great] Bedwyn. To the same church for my
lay stone 6s. 8d. To the high altar of Bedwyn 12d. To our mother
church of Sarum 6d. Toward the reparation of Titcombe church 12d.
To my eldest son William Pyke £20 and certain household goods. To
Robert Pyke 20 marks, and 40s. to pay his fine. To my daughter Mary
her mother's harness girdle. I forgive John Randell 40s. he oweth me.
To every one of my younger sons, Edmund, William, Thomas, and John,
£7 each. To daughter Bridgett £10 and household goods. If my wife
marry again, my son Edmund to have my farm at the discretion of my
overseers, John Pyke the elder and Robert Woodroff. The residue to my
wife Elizabeth, sole executrix. Witnesses : John Smythe the vicar, Ed-
mond Pyke the elder, and Robert Woodrowff, with others. Proved 20
November 1557, by Elizabeth the relict and executrix. (P. C. C,
Wrastle, 49.)
The Will of Elizabeth Pyke, widow, of Marton in the parish of
Westbedwyn, 24 December 1558. To be buried beside Robert Pyke my
husband. To my parish church a heifer for the maintenance of wax
tapers to be burned before the blessed sacrament. To the Cathedral
Church of Sarum 2d. To the parish church of Tytcombe a bushel of
wheat. To Christian Martyne and Elizabeth Perkyns a peticoat each.
To Margaret Whitwey and Garrett's wife a kerchief each. To Bennett a
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258 Genealogical Ttesearch in England [July
bushel of wheat, and to his wife a peticoat. To godchild John Rendle a
sheep. To mother Griff of Titcombe a peck of wheat. To my husband's
sons, William and Robert Pyke, a quarter of wheat each. To my daughter
Bridgett my best wedding gown, the damask at Thomas Taylor's, etc. To
my sons William Pyke the younger, Thomas Pyke, and Johu Pyke, to
each 40s. If any of my said children, William the younger, Thomas,
John, or Bridgett die, reversion to the survivors. My son Edmund Pyke
to be my executor and to bring up his three brothers and sister Bridgett
until eighteen years of age if they be not well placed or otherwise bestowed,
and on this condition I give him the remainder of the term of the farm of
Marten with my stock and goods. My brothers, John Androwes, and my
cousin John Tutt, overseers. Witnesses : John Smyth, vicar of Bedwyn,
Edward Foster, Gierke, John Androwes, John Tutt, Margaret Kemer,
and others. Proved 13 February 1558/9, by Edmond Pyke the executor.
(P. C. C, Welles, 39.)
The Will of Thomas Pyke of the parish of Orcheson St. Mary in the
county of Wilts, husbandman, 25 October 29 Elizabeth [1587]. To be
buried in the churchyard of Orcheson St. Mary, near the north corner of
the chancel. To our lady church of New Sarum 12d. To the church of
Orcheson St. Mary 12d. To my son Nicholas Pyke £4 and a brass pot.
To daughter Margarett £4 and a silver spoon at marriage. To daughter
Anne £4 at marriage. To daughter Alice, son John, daughter Jone, and
son Henry, to each £4 and a sheep at marriage. If my wife marry, she
is to pay my legacies to my children, or to my overseers for them if they
be not able to use it. The residue to my wife Elizabeth, sole executrix.
Overseers : Thomas Cowper, William Ring, Mr. Richard Dawker, and
John Palmer, and to each 5s. Witnesses : John Dugmor, Mr. Richard
Danker, and John Palmer, with others. Proved 2r November 1587, by
the executrix named. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, vol. 7, fo. 110.)
The Will of Phillipp Pike of the Borouo^h of MarlborouMi in the
County of Wilts, gent., 16 January 1594/5. To my son Richard and his
heirs male all my lands in fee simple, the profits thereof to be received by
my wife Margery during his minority toward his education and bringing
up. If he die without male issue during the lifetime of my wife, reversion
to my wife for life, and after her decease to Edmond Pike the younger,
son of Edmond Pike the elder of Martin, gent., and his heirs male. The
residue of all my goods to my son Richard and wife Margery, they to be
executors. Overseers : Edmond Pike the elder of Martin, gent., and John
Waiford of the Borough of Marlborough. [Signed] Phillipum Pike.
Witnesses : Edmond Pike, Phillipp Francklyn, and Thomas Foxe.
Proved 24 February 1594/5, by Margery Pike, with power reserved for
Richard Pike, the son and other executor named. (P, G. C, Scott, 11.)
The Will of Walter Pyke of Stowell in the parish of Wilcot, in the
Diocese of Sarum, 10 April 1600. To the poor of Wilcot and Wootten
Basset, to each parish, 20s. To brother-in-law John Pryce of Marlborough
20s., and to Elizabeth and Johan, his daughters, 5s. each, and to the said
Johan's children and to the son of Thomas Pryce 2s. each. My brother
William Pyke owes me £4; I give him £1 thereof and the other £3 to
his children equally divided. To my brother-in-law Robert Skeat 20s.,
and to each of his children 2s. To Dorothy, daughter of John Pairsons,
2s. To my sister Martha Pyke 40s. To the children of my brother-in-law
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[? William] George 2s. To a son of William George who is my godchild
4s. To the vicar of Wilcot Bs. 8d. The residue to my wife Anne Pyke
and my obedient son Robert, equally divided, and I make them executors.
Brother William Pyke and Robert Skeet overseers. Witnesses : William
Pye, Vicar of Wilcot, William Rawlins, John Church, and others. Proved
18 August 1600, by Edward Saye, notary public, agent of Anne the relict
and one of the executors, and Robert Pyke the son and one of the execu-
tors. (P. C. C, Wallopp, 81.)
Bond dated 8 January 1618/19. Joane Pike of Whiteparish in the
county of Wilts, widow, Simon Pike of the same, husbandman, and Thomas
Pike of the same, tailor, bound in £500, the said Joane being relict and
administrator of the goods of Richard Pike late of Whiteparish.'' [Signed]
Joane Pike [mark], Simonis Pike [mark], and Thomas Pyke. Witnesses :
James Hill and William Morris. Inventory taken 18 December 1618, by
J. Lynche, John Thaine, and William Morrise, includes the goods of John
Rous, gent., taken in satisfaction of a debt, and a lease made by William
Kinge or Ringe, gent., for ninety years and the lives of three persons, of
whom only one is living. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, 1618, Original Bond
and Inventory.)
Bond dated 20 April 1625. Thorpe Pike of West Weeke in the parish
of Pewsey, co. Wilts, yeoman, and Thomas Pike of Remscombe in the
parish of North Newnton, co. Wilts, yeoman, bound in £100, said Thorpe
Pike being administrator of the estate of John Pike of West Weeke. In-
ventory taken 22 April 1625, by Richard Smith, John Smith, and Thomas
Pyke, £2 12s., exhibited 23 April 1625. (Consistory of Sarum, 1625,
Original Bond and Inventory.)
The Will of Thomas Pike of Rudge in the parish of Chilmarke [co.
Wilts], yeoman, 29 November 1626. Te be buried in the church of ChU-
marke. To the poor of Chilmarke Is. To my son Thomas at twenty-one
household goods and 30 bushels of corn. To daughters Ellen and Jone
£16 at eighteen or marriage. To daughter Catherine, wife of John Dory,
5s. If all three die under age then to brother John Pike 2s. Wife Eliza-
beth executrix and residuary legatee. Overseers: my friends in Christ
Richard Page and John Gerate, both of Chilmarke, and to each Is. [Signed]
Thomas Pike his mrke. Witnesses : John Moore, Thomas Barter [mark],
and John Furnell. Proved 17 February 1626/7, by the executrix named.
Inventory taken 1 January 1626/7, £79 3s. 2d., exhibited 17 February
1626/7. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, 1626, Original Will and Inventory.)
The Will of William Pike of Whiteprishe in the county of Wilts, hus-
bandman. To be buried in the church or churchyard of Whiteparish. To
the church of Whiteparish 12d. To the poor of Whiteparish 12d. To my
wife Bridgat Pike 13s. 4d. To my mother Joane two coffers. To my
brother Thomas Pike 20s. and my wearing apparel. To my sister Joane
Dennis's three children 3s. To my brother Symon's children 12d. each.
To brother Richard Jackeman a swam of bees, and to his children 12d.
each. Executor, my brother Symon. [Signed] Willi Pike his marke.
Witnesses: Ambrose Faissey, Richard Durman, Richard Jackman his
mark. Proved 19 May 1635. Inventory taken 18 May 1635, by Thomas
Fox, William Morris, and Thomas Pike, £12 5s., exhibited 19 May 1635.
(Consistory of Sarum, 1635, Original Will and Inventory.)
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260 Genealogical Research in England [July
The Will of Elizabeth Pike of Rudge in the parish of Chilmarke,
widow, 10 February 1635/6. To be buried in the churchyard of Chil-
marke. To my daughter JElnor £6, clothing, and pewter. To my daugh-
ter Catherine, wife of John Dorey, £2. To daughter Joane £10 in the
hands of Walter Cantelo. To John Furnell, son of John Furnell and my
daughter Jone his wife, £8 which is in his father's hands, at sixteen. To
daughter Joane all residue, and I make her executrix. John Furnell of
Chilmarke Sen. and Walter Cantelow of Tisbury, overseers. [Signed]
Elizabeth Pike her marke. Witnesses : John Moore Sen., John Furnell,
and Walter Cantloe. Proved 19 March 1635/6, by the executrix. In-
ventory £38 3s. 6d. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, vol. 10, fo. 102.)
The Will of Symon Pike of Wootten Revers, county of Wilts, yeoman,
2 July 1654. Wife Katherine, eldest son Henry Pike, second son Thomas
Pike, third son Symon Pike. Land in Pewsey and Marlborough. Young-
est son John Pike at ten years of age. My six daughters, unmarried, and
my three youngest sons to be maintained by my wife and my executor
Henry Pike, and my eldest daughter and my daughters Mary and Jane to
be brought up by my wife. Overseers : my brother Thorpe Pike and my
friends Stephen Hide, Henry Pike, Thomas Pike, and William Scott of
Heddington. Codicil dated 2 July 1654. Proved 20 November 1654, by
Henry Pike the executor named in the will. (P. C. C, Alchin, 418.)
Pike Entries in the Parish Registers of Whiteparish,
Wiltshire, 1559-1640
Baptisms^
1613 "John the sonn of John Pike was baptised the 8*^ of Novemb: "
1628 Richard son of Simon Pike 9 November.
1630 Simon son of Simon Pike [date aone, but between 27 March and
12 April]. ^ "
1632 Jonah son of Simon Pike 3 April.
1632 Alice daughter of Simon Pike 4 March [1632/3].
1638 Joane daughter of Simon Pike 14 May.
Marriages^
1612 "John Pike and Dorothy Day of Landford" 17 January [1612/13].
1621 Gyles Dennis and Joane Pike 28 February [1621/2].
1636 Simon Pike and Anne Burton widow 15 December.
Burialst
1618 Richard Pike 17 December.
1627 Henry son of Simon Pike 18 January [1627/8].
1632 Jonah son of Simon Pike 21 April.
1633 William Pike 4 January [1633/4].
1635 William Pike 10 May.
1635 Avis wife of Simon Pike 21 July.
1636 Simon son of Simon Pike.
1638 Simon Pike 20 December.
There are no Pike entries in the Parish Remsters of Downton.
* Missing, 1599 to 31 October, 1604, inclusive,
t Missing, 1599 to 20 January 1604/5, inclusive.
X Missing, 1599 to 29 October 1604, inclusive.
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Pike Entry in the Marriage Registers of Salisbury Cathedral
1611 Henry Pike and Elioner Sanders 20 May.
[Great Bedwin, Wilcot, Pewsey, Tidcomb, and Wooton Rivers are in
eastern Wilts near Marlborough and about twenty-five to thirty miles
north of Whiteparish and Landford ; Tisbury and Chilmark are about
twenty miles west of the latter.
The John Pike who married Dorothy Day at Whiteparish, 17 Jan.
1612/13, and had a son John baptized there 8 Nov. 1613, was certainly
the emigrant of that name who came to New Enijland in 1635 and settled
at Newbury, Mass. His other children were baptized probably at Land-
ford, where the registers before 1671 are lost. The Pike wills in the
P. C. C. and in the Sarum courts fail to show his parentage ; perhaps he
was from the adjoining county of Hants, for which there are wills at
Winchester. — E. F.]
[Pike Entries in the Salisbury Marriage Licences, 1615-1634*
Thomas Pike of Weeke in Pewsey, Wilts, son of Henry Pike, 28, and
Agnes Hide, daughter of Dorothy Hide, widow, of Milton, 29. 8
October 1616.
Thomas Pike of Chitterne, Wilts, husbandman, 30, and Elinor Weekes of
Warminster, spinster, 20. 3 June 1628.
William Pike of Stowell in Wilcot, Wilts, husbandman, widower, and
Joane Alexander of Fifield, spinster, 27. Bondsmen, Thomas Alex-
ander of Fifield and Willm Alexander of Wilcot. 16 July 1630.
Thwarpe Pike of Weeke in Pewsey, yeoman, 35, and Margery Benger of
Wilcot, spinster, 29. 13 January 1630/1.
James Pike, B.A., curate of Rollestone, Wilts, 25, and Joane Mason of
same, spinster, 19. 22 September 1632.
Richard Bacheler of Pewsey, Wilts, miller, and Mary Pike. Bondsman,
none. 5 May 1633.
— Charles Edwards Banks.]
[To be continued]
DIAEY OF JEREMIAH WEARE, JR., OF YORK, ME.
Transcribed by Samuel G. Webber, M.D., of Boston
^ [Continued from page 160]
[p. 57]
May 7th 1824 mr John Bowden Departed this Life small pox aged be-
tween fifty & 60 he was the husband to Eunice that died on the 5th and
father to Abraham that died April 21st May 9 th James Bowden Departed
this life aged about 22 years small pox, wife and one child IVIay 15 th the
widow margery Lord Departed this Life small pox aged about ^h She was
a sister to Eunice and anne Booden above May 18 1824 mr Robert moody
Departed this life with the small pox he was the father of Capt gorde
[gorge] moody father about the 22nd one of mr abats children died May
about the 27th 1824 Samuell Bowden Departed this life small pox May
30 about the 30th one of mr abats children died small pox
*The Genealogist, New Series, vols. 24-28.
262 Diary of Jeremiah WearCy Jr. [July
[p. 58]
June 1824 we heard of the Death of Jotham Webber who died may 2nd
aged 73 he had been a Christian more than 30 years about the last of
may 1824 Andrew Freeman Departed this life July 21st 1824 Israel mahona
July 27th 1824 Norton Philips died July 31st 1824 Mrs Ester Daves
Departed this life aged about 80 1824 Sept 1st about midnight colonel
Josiah Chase Departed this life aged 78 1824 Sept 16th mr David Cane
Departed this Life aged 1824 Sept 26th Robert Avary Departed this life
aged 20 years & about 11 months the sd was converted april 1823 and had
lived a Christian life and Dyed happy in the Lord, often times in his life
he warned the youth 1824 Sept 25th mr Joseph moody Departed this life
aged -9 Nov 8th 1824 mrs Sarah avary the wife of Robert Departed this
Life left the world praising the Lord
[p. 59]
Dec about the 5th 1824 aunt Lyda preble the widow mr Esias preble
Departed this life aged about 80 Dec 13th 1824 Mrs Susanna Gooden
departed this life being in her 90 th year Dec 31st 1824 Clarisy Ramsdell
Departed this life March 16th 1825 the widow mary Ramsdell Departed
this Life aged 82 april 15th 1825 John Littlefield Departed this Life aged
29 years the 24 march Last he was converted about 5 years and had Lived
a christian Life a sudden Death the piece fell from under his feet that was
on the strict cill of the mill and was Drownded Saturday between 2 & 3
of the o clock in the morning the 7th Day of may 1825 Shirman Departed
this Life aged about 80 he was an Ethiopen he was a christoan for many
years and had a good Deal of gods presence often praising god and left
the world in peace with a good report
[p. 60]
may 21st 1825 John Kimbell Departed this Life aged he had been
Converted about 18 or 19 years and had lived a Christian life and was a
preacher of the gospel July 29th 1825, oliver Preble Departed this Life
October 23d 1825 benjamin Eades Departed this life about this time the
honorable David Sewall Departed this life being about ninety one years of
age January 6th 1826 Mrs Martha willson the widow of mr noah willson
Jan 6th 1826 Jere Preble had a daughter about ten years old died Feb-
ruary 3d 1826 Hannah Webber the daughter of Theodore Departed this
Life converted on her sick bed. Hannah morton the widow of John william
Norton & Lucy Sevey the wife of Eliakim died march 1826 persilar per-
kins Departed this life Sept aged 69 — 1826 the wife of Joseph Hannah .
perkins the wife of Jerediah Departed this life October 31 1826 she was
a living christian
A D 1826 this season the Aged widow darcis Littlefield Departed this
Life. Polly Ramsdell and gorge Ramsdell on or about the twentieth of
may 1857 the aged widow mary Jacobs Departed this life on the 28th
Day 1827 Anne Weare the wife of gorge Weare Departed this life thought
to have found mercy before She left the world, left 5 children may 30th
1827 Susanna Littlefield Departed this life Aged 99 and about 11 months
the above Susanna age is on certain July 28th 1827 mr [or mrs] Daniel
Crosby Departed this life aged 71 January last the 6th Day George Web-
ber was married the 4th of July, and Departed this life August the 5th
1827 aged 25 nov last he dyed in about two hours after taken on well — it
was thought he was piosned Y on the 15th four Doctors with the Select
men of the town he was taken up and Examined the Said gorge was
1912] Diary of Jeremiah Weare, Jr, 263
thought to be converted a number of years and becom a praying soul mr
Timothy Ramsdell Departed this life august 15th 1827
[p. 62]
Nov 13 th 1827 mr Job Avar ell Departed this Life this Life on the 11th
Day of September 1829 We heard of the Death Cornel William Webber
of Penobscott aged 83 come oct next the 26th Day — he was Born oct 26th
1746 Febuary 25th 1820 Joseph Weare Departed this Life aged 95 years
Nov last Abigail Weare the widow to said Joseph died about one month
after her Deceased husband aged between 80 & 90 years about march
1820 mr george Simpson Departed this life aged between 80 & 90 years
may 16th 1820 theodore weare departed this life with the Consumson aged
70 years Sept the 7 Day last, he was confined to his house about 7 months
he left a hope of his well fare
[p. 63]
A D 1831 April 2nd mr gerediah perkins Departed this Life aged 75
years Feb. last we heard of the Death of Andrew Webber which was on
April 24 1831 A D 1831 — October Sarah widow Littlefield Departed this
Life aged about 80 years — had been a christian more than 27 years 1832
February Enoch hutchings Departed this life aged 74 years 1832 about
the month of April Ruth perkins Departed this Life had been a christian
about 20 years 1832 Elmira moody the wife of gorg Departed this life a
few days after she got to bed and her child
[p. 64]
1831 about December olive weare the wife of Joseph departed this life
was converted on her sick bed Narcissus Littlefield first and only Child
was born august 27th 1831 this woman the daughter of Theodore Weare
and her husband Name is Ebenezer littlefield Departed this life 1832 aged
32 years may 3d she was born October 1794 she had been converted a
number of jesLTS She had a long confinement consumsion and fell asleep
happy in the lord 1832 august the 15th Hannah Norton Departed this
life aged 38 years had been converted a number of years lived a christian
life and left a good report Sept 28 1832 Eliza Norton the wife of gorge
departed this life Said to have been converted on her sick bed
[p. 65]
Anno Donimi 1804 about the month of May Betsey Weare was Con-
verted aged sixteen years march before Anno Donimi 1804 theodosia
weare was Converted
[p. 66]
A D 1832 October 31st Lyda Norton the wife of Daniel Departed life
She had been Converted a number of years 1832 - November the 3d
Ruben Witham Departed this life aged 36 years Said to be converted on
his sick bed 1832 November 20th mr Daniel gooden departed this life
aged 88 years 1833 October 17th Mrs Betsey Webber Departed this life
aged about Qo years sd to take cold by paring apples the wife of samuel
1833 October 30th Jotham Benet with a fever departed this life aged 33
years he was Converted in the year 1819 and had lived a christain life he
left a wife and five small children his wife has lost a loving father and the
church a loving Brother and his mother a loving son and only one
[p. 67]
A D 1833 December the 2nd miriam Sawyer the wife of Samuel de-
parted this life aged 32 She was said to be converted 3 or 4 years the child
died a little before its mother A D 1834 march 19th Sopha Webber the
264 Diary of Jeremiah Weare, Jr, [July
wife of John departed this life aged 42 february last left a young child
about a week old April about 29th 1834 Nathaniel Freeman deacon of
the congregational church departed this life aged 92 on the 7th inst May
about 16th Barak Ramsdell Departed this life drownded fell from the mill
brow into the pond Sarah Weare the daughter of Samuel Departed this
life She was a christian for a number of years very pleasant She was con-
fined to her chamber about 4 months and left the world in peace on the
24 of may 1834
[p. 68]
march about the first 1836 Samuel Preble departed this aged about 25
years measols July 17th 1836 the solom death of mrs Porlina talpy the
wife of James. She was found in the pig sty with a string wrapt around
her neck and she dead She was thought to be a vertious woman for a num-
ber of years about one month past lost a daughter it is said she set her
heart upon that child drove her beyound her reason AugTist about 12th 1836
mr william Welch departed this life aged said to be about 82 or 3 years
August 26th 1836 mrs mary Hutchings widow to Joseph Hutchings de-
ceased aged about 65 She was converted about 32 years and left the world
in peace September 30th 1836 mrs Welch the widow of William Wellh
aged between 70 & 80
[p. 69]
June 30th 1836 avery on comon dark Day the air seemed full of sulpher
& smoke with a yellow collar it was reported it was the same in Boston
and very clear the next day. it had a resemblance of the dark day in the
year 1780 may 19th 1835 - hay about $16- or 18 Dollars per ton
1836 - abundance of hay - corn very little, frost sept 6th potatoes very good
November 20th 1857"* Joseph Weare Dej^arted this life November 12th
1851 Samuel Weare Departed this life about this Edward philips
[p. 70]
A D June 9th 1834 Betsey Weare was taken with a violent fever it
struck her left arm being in the night with deathly pain Doctor Ames
was sent for he came, he tried bleeding then a blister plaster on her
shoulder the pane continues the use of the arm is gon violent pane
Doctor moore is sent for. he comes he says it is like a broken bone fever
March the 4 — 1858 Theodosia wilson Departed this life
[p. 71]
November 4th 1836 mrs abigail Weare the widow of Daniel weare de-
parted this life aged about 82 years she left 4 children James, phebe,
gorge, naby Nov 10th 1836 — mr Nathaniel Person aged about 82 de-
darted this Nov 10th 1836 — mrs Joanna Bennett departed this life aged
81 she was a widow to John Bennett Mr Steven Freeman had a child
died about this time Nov about the 16th 1836 Abraham Bowden had a
boy 4 or 5 years old burnt and died in a short time cotton clothes Jere-
miah Perkins lost a boy 4 or 5 years old Feb 15 1837 Lyda littlefield de-
parted this life aged about 18 years She was a daughter to Theodore
Littlefield February about the 18th 1837 mrs mary Talpy departed this
life aged about 85 years She was a church member about 30 years She
was a widow to Henry talpy October 19th 1837 the widow dorithy Adams
the widow to Ezekiel Adams aged 78 She had been converted about 30
years lived a christian life and left the world in peace choosing rather to
go than to stay
* This by another hand.
1912] Diary of Jeremiah Weare, Jr, 265
[p. 72]
July 26 1 842* jeremiahweare Departed this life September 1845
Joseph persons Departed this life 1846 July 30th I was taken with a fever
which lasted A month
[p. 73]
July 2nd 1819 at this time early in the Evening about North a Star with
a blaze as it appeared perpendicular the full of thirty feet and set about 9
clock after this the star sets later and later by degrees and falls to the
North the writer see the star through through the month of Julv tho
looked for and didnt understand that any person did see the star after
Anno Donimi 1827 Aug 28th about 11 o clock at night about like a rain
bow about three times as big which crossed the whole horizon E S E to
W N W — which Divided the world into two parts
[p. 74]
Feb 21st 1821 on this Evening a star appeared with a Blaze about 2 or
3 feet above the star, this star is about west and at 7 o clock about one
hour & half high on the last of this month the blaze appeared 8 or 10 feet
high, in the first week in march the blaze appeared about 20 or 30 feet not
seen many Days after this or nights Sept 10th 1825 — blazing star ajjpeared
about one o clock in the morning on the south hand and on the south of
the seven stars and continued tell about the middle of October Jeremiah
Weare the [later part?] of February 1828 and [was confined?] about three
months
[p. 75]
Hannah November the 5th 1820 the aged widow littlefield of peter De-
ceased aged 84 Mary Weare the widow to Capt John aged 83 years
Deceased November 9th 1820 march 17th 1821 Ruth holt Departed this
life a^ed about 70 march 24th 1821 Esther Freeman the wife of John
Daughter to Samuel Webber Departed this life aged about 84 April oOth
1821 widow anne Sevey aged — Departed this this life may 1st 1821
Jeseph Welch Departed this life Drownded in Theodore Webbers mill
pond in the night by trying to save his oxen fell of the bridge oct 27th
1821 Darces Welch the widow of Joseph Welch Departed this life
[p. 76]
May 4th 1821 Jeremiah Weare Departed this life aged 92 on the 28th
Day of march last may 23d 1821 the aged widow Kinsley Departed this
Life July 1821 Capt David Stover Being in the West Indiss Departed
this life August 7th 1821 Ebenezer Weare Being in Boston Departed
this life by the part of a brick house fell on him he was the son of Daniel
August 27th 1821 Josiah gunnison Departed this Life Oct 21st 1822
maryan Sezer a black garl Departed this life She confessed to be con-
verted June 1819
tp-^^] . . .
July 5th 1835 about 9 o clock in the mornmg Susanna Norton Departed
aged being the wife of oliver Norton the daughter of Samuel Weare
left four children all sons she had been converted more than one year
She was a beautiful woman in every thing and much admired lived well
fell asleep happy in the lord Oct 20- 1835 Theodore Webber Departed
this life aged 73 and five months he made mention of religion thought
though he had been converted a number of years ago
[To be concluded]
* This page in another hand.
266 Simon Stone the Soldier at Exeter [July
SIMON STONE THE SOLDIEK AT EXETER
By Hon. Ezra Scollay Stearns, A.M., of Fitcbburg, Mass.
The statement has appeared in print that the Simon Stone who
was severely wounded in the attack upon Exeter, N. H., on July 5,
1690, was he of the name who settled at Groton, Mass., but the
following from a document in the Massachusetts Archives, vol. 72,
pages 468-469, establishes the identity of the man :
Province of the ) To His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esqr
Massachusetts Bay \ Cap* Gen^ & Gov'^ in chiefe The Hon^^®
Councill & House of Rep*^"^^^ in Generall
Court Assembled at Boston Nov'^ 29"^ 1738
The petition of Simon Stone of Shrewsbury In the
County of Worcester Most humbly Shews
That on y® 4'^^ of July AD ; 16 your Petitioner being a Soldier in the
Service of this province in the Eastern parts thereof was drawn of in a
Detachment Comanded by Lieu* Bancroft to Relieve Cap* Hiltons Garis-
son Then Invested by the Indian Enemy and After a very Smart engage-
ment the Garison was Relieved, and the enemy beat of
That dureing the fight your petitioner had the misfortune to Receive
Nine of the enemys Shot in Severall parts of body and was given up for
Dead for a Considerable time
That after s** fight was over a party of Indians making a discovery of
what persons were Slain happened up on your Petitioner and perceiving
Life in him as he has been Informed Gave him Two very Grevious wounds
in his head with a Hatchett, but y® English being near had not time to
Scalp your Petitioner.
That Notwithstanding all his wounds through the good providence of
God your Petitioner after great Smart & pain was Cured of his wounds
To y^ admiration of all the beholders, for the Truth of which your peti-
tioner would Referr him self To y^ History of Those times wrote by the
Rev'^ M'^ Cotton Mather herewith humbly presented
That, for all his Services & Sufferings Loss of time & Smart he has
never Rec^ one peny to which he is ready to make oath
That by reason of the wounds he then Rec'^ accompanyed with the In-
firmitys of old Age your petitioner is Almost wholly uncapable of Labor-
ing for his Support, And being poor & needy humbly approaches your
Excellency & Hon^^ and Intreats your Just & Compassionate Consideration
of his most peculiar Case & of your Abundant goodness Grant him Relief
either by making him a Grant of land or Otherwise as may be Consistent
with your Excellencys & Hon"^^ wisdom, and as in Duty bound shall Ever
Pray, &c Simon Stone
P. S. your Petitioner has | four Sons, neither himself | or any of them
have ever | had any Grant of Land on | any Acco*
The " History of Those times wrote by the Rev^ M'^ Cotton Ma-
ther herewith humbly presented," as mentioned in the preceding
petition, was the Magnalia, in the 1820 edition of which, in vol. 2,
1912] Simon Stone the Soldier at Exeter 267
pages 525-526, appears the following :
" But the day following [July 5, 1690] the enemy set upon Capt. HiltorCs
garrison in Exeter, which Lieutenant Bancroft then posted at Exeter, with
the loss of a few of his men relieved. At this time there happened a re-
markable thinjj one Simon Stone beincr here wounded with shot
in nine several places, lay for dead (as it was time !) among the dead. The
Indians coming to strip him, attempted with two several blows of an hatchet
at his neck to cut off his head, which blows added, you may be sure, more
enormous wounds unto those port-holes of death, at which the life of the
poor man was already running out as fast as it could. Being charged hard
by Lieut. Bancroft, they left the man without scalping him ; and the Eng-
lish now coming to bury the dead, one of the soldiers perceived this poor
man to fetch a gasp ; whereupon an Irish fellow then present, advised 'em
to give him another dab with an hatchet, and so bury him with the rest.
The English detesting this barbarous advice, lifted up the wounded man,
and poured a \\ii\Q fair water into his mouth, at which he coughed; then
they poured a little strong water after it, at which he opened his eyes. . . .
. . But Simon Stone was thoroughly cured, and is at this day a very lusty
man ; and as he was born with two thumbs on one hand, his neighbors have
thought him to have at least as many hearts as thumbs ! that no-
thing may be despaired of, remember Simon Stone.
Simon Stone, son of Hugh and Hannah (Foster) Stone, was
born at Andover Oct. 8, 1671. His youth was grievous in sorrow
and grewsome in the tragedy of bereavement. His father mur-
dered his mother Apr. 20, 1689, and was executed. His grand-
mother Ann, wife of Andrew Foster, senior, was accused of witch-
craft and escaped execution by death in jail. In 1690 he was a
soldier in the company commanded by Lieut. Bancroft which was
engaged with the Indians at Exeter.
In 1716 he married at Andover his cousin Esther Foster, bom at
Andover Jan. 14, 1680, daughter of Andrew, Jr., and Mary (Euss)
Foster. Five children were born at Andover :
i. Daniel, b. Feb. 14, 1717/8.
ii. Abiel, b. June 28, 1719.
iii. Sarah, b. Mar. 16, 1720/21.
iv. John, bapt. May 5, 1723.
V. A son.
Immediately preceding 1730, he purchased and removed to house-
lot No. 39 in Shrewsbury. Subsequently this lot was found to be
partly in Lancaster as the towns then existed. This accounts for the
fact that the family is sometimes called of Shrewsbury and some-
times of Lancaster.
On his petition, the General Court granted to Simon Stone of
Shrewsbury two hundred acres of unappropriated land, " on account
of service in the Indian wars and the dangerous wounds received
from the enemy." The date of the grant is Dec. 9, 1738, and the
survey was returned and the grant confirmed Jan. 4, 1739/40.
(Acts and Eesolves of Mass., vol. xii, pp. 516 and 636.)
268 Descendants of Joel Jenhins [July
Simon Stone died in 1747. The widow, Esther, was appointed
administratrix, and the sons Daniel and Abiel were sureties on her
bond. The homestead, apprized at £250, is described as about one
hundred acres part in Shrewsbury and part in Lancaster. (Wor-
cester Probate Records, Case 56,933 A.)
After the death of Simon Stone, it was alleged that the grant of
two hundred acres was located by error partly in Leominster. The
General Court vacated the grant, and Jan. 17, 1750/51, made a
grant of the same area to " Esther Stone of Lancaster, widow and
administratrix of the estate of Simon Stone deceased." This grant
was located in a trJict of unappropriated land bounded by Leomin-
ster, Princeton, Westminster, and Fitchburg, and distinguished as
Notown. The grant was confirmed May 30, 1752.
The thrilling narrative of the wounds of Simon Stone and his
escape from death, as told by Mather, has been quoted in several
publications, but without it the briefest narrative of the wounded
soldier would be incomplete. The petition of Simon Stone is in
harmony with Mather's statement, and it affords proof that it was
Simon Stone of Andover and Shrewsbury who was at Exeter in
1690.
SOME DESCENDANTS OF JOEL JENiaNS OF
BRAINTREE AND MALDEN, MASS.
By C. Harold Floyd, S.B., LL.B., A.M., of New York, N. Y.
1. JoEL^ Jenkins was one of several early emigrants of that surname
who settled in different parts of New England. The records, however,
have failed to show any connection between him and the others. Neither
can he be connected with any place or family in Great Britain. He was
living at Braintree, Mass., as early as 1 640, when his eldest child was born.
That same year he was" before the General Court (Mass. Colony Records,
vol. 1, p. 298, and vol. 2, p. 294), and on 6 May 1646 he was made a
freeman. He appears to have been living in Boston in 1649, when his
son Ezekiel was baptized there as being from the church of Braintree ; but
he soon removed to Maiden, where records concerning the family are
found as early as 1657, and where he settled permanently. In 1675 he
was the owner of a grant of one hundred acres which had been confirmed
and registered, and in 1680 he was one of the seven Maiden tithingmen.
He is called " planter " in deeds recorded at Cambridge, and from the same
source we learn that his wife's name was Sarah, but nothing more is
known about her.
In his will, dated 4 July and proved 2 Nov. 1688 (Suffolk Co. Probate,
vol. 10, p. 395), he bequeathed to his son Lemuel the dwelling house and
land which Lemuel was then occupying; to his son Ezekiel his own dwell-
ing house and all his remaining land in Maiden ; to his son Obadiah a
dwelling house and one hundred acres in Reading, for life, with remainder
1912] Descendants of Joel Jenkins 269
to the latter's son Joel ; to his daughter Lydia, wife of John Paul, one
hundred acres in Reading ; to his grandchildren Lemuel and Ezekiel, sons
of Lemuel, twenty-five acres in Reading ; and to his daughters Hannah,
wife of Joseph Parker, and Sarah, wife of Joseph Merriam, twenty shil-
lings each '^ besides what they have already had." His son Ezekiel was
the sole executor, and the executor's account, dated 12 June 1705, men-
tions a legacy paid to Robert Blood (Middlesex Co. Probate, vol. 11, p.
12).*
Children :
i. Lydia,2 |3 13 Oct. 1G40 ; m. 3 May 1657,- John Paul of Maiden.
Children: 1. John, b. 25 Aug. 1658; d. 14 Sept. 1658. 2. Lydia,
b. 9 Mar. 1659/60. 3. Elizaheth, b. Dec. 1668. 4. Joel, b. Oct.
1676 ; d. Nov. 1676.
ii. Theophilus, b. 7 Apr. 1642 ; d. 15 July 1660.
2. iii. Lemuel, b. abt. 1643.
3. iv. Ezekiel, bapt. 16 Sept. 1649.
4. V. Obadiah, bapt. 13 Oct. 1650.
vi. Sakah, m. 19 Aug. 1675, Joseph Mermam of Lynn, who d. 21 Oct.
1702. Children: 1. Joseph, h. 10 July 1676. 2. Be7ijami7i,h. 23
Apr. 1678; d. young. 3. Sarah, b. 21 Feb. 1680/1. 4. Elizabeth,
b. 2 July 1683. 5. Ehenezer, b. 11 Feb. 1685/6. 6. Theophilus,
b. 16 July 1688. 7. 3Iary.
vii. Hannah, m. Joseph Parker, possibly of Groton.
2. Lemuel' Jenkins (Joel^), born about 1643, died at Maiden 20 Dec.
1713, aged 70. He married first, 12 July 1670, Elizabeth Oakes,
born 26 May 1650, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth of Cam-
bridge, and first cousin of Urian Oakes, President of Harvard Col-
lege ; and married secondly, 11 June 1694, Mrs. Mercy (Tufts)
Waite, who died 19 July 1736, daughter of Peter and Mary
(Pierce) of Charlestown, and widow of Joseph, Jr. He was a farm-
er, and resided all his life at Maiden, where he was one of the pro-
prietors in the sixth division of land, and was made a freeman 15
Dec. 1674. On 14 June 1714, the widow Mercy and "two of his
Sons by a former venter," Ezekiel and Lemuel, were made admin-
istrators of his estate. Two thirds of the real estate were " set
over " to Lemuel Jenkins, eldest son, he to make certain payments
to the other children, viz.: Ezekiel, Nathaniel, Joseph, and Sarah.
Children by first wife :
5. i. Lemuel,^ b. Mar. 1671/2.
6. ii. Ezekiel.
Children by second wife :
7. iii. Nathaniel, b. 9 Mar. 1695.
iv. Elizabeth, b. 1 Oct. 1696 ; d. 16 Feb. 1697.
V. Elizabeth, b. 22 June 1699 ; d. 11 Mar. 1713/4.
8. vi. Joseph, b. 11 Nov. 1701.
vii. Abigail, b. 2 Nov. 1703; d. 15 Mar. 1713/14.
viii. Sarah, b. 21 Oct. 1707.
3. Ezekiel Jenkins (Joel}), baptized at Boston 16 Sept. 1649, from
the church of Brain tree, died 30 July 1705, aged 57. He married
Sarah , and resided at Maiden, where he was the earliest
schoolmaster named on the records, holding that position in 1691
and again from 1703 until his death. His gravestone at Sandy
* The probate records of this estate are scattered between two counties.
270 Descendants of Joel Jenlcins [July
Bank, Maiden, bears this inscription : " Mauldens Late School
Master From a Painfull Life is Gone to Take His Rest His Lord
Hath Called Hi°^ Who™®." In his will, dated 5 July 1703, proved
16 Aug. 1705, is a lengthy tribute to his wife Sarah for " her great
Love & Condescending in accepting my pson being then & still am,
and like so to continue whilst I live under a Solemn Providentiall
Dispensacion of God, that I cannot go nor stand upon my Lega
and also her due respects and great care towards my aged
father in his long time of Weakness before his Death." It men-
tions his daughter Margaret Cole, and makes his wife Sarah sole
executrix.
Child :
i. Makgaret,^ m. Cole.
4. Obadiah^ Jenkins (JoeP), baptized 13 Aug. 1650, a resident of Mai-
den, married, 11 Jan. 1676/7, Mrs. Mary (Jones) Lewis, daughter
of Robert and Anne (Bibble) of Hull, and widow of Joseph, who
was killed by Indians 24 June 1675 in the Swansea massacre. Her
grandmother was Sibyl , who married first John Bibble,
secondly Miles Nutt, and thirdly John Doolittle of Rumney Marsh.
The latter, who died 24 Sept. 1681, left a legacy to his wife's de-
scendants, the children of Mary wife of Obadiah Jenkins. Sibyl
Doolittle in her will, dated 1683, proved 1690, also mentions Oba-
diah and Mary Jenkins, and makes her grandson Obadiah Jenkins
executor. Both Obadiah and Mary his wife were dead 1 Apr. 1720,
when their eldest son Joel was appointed administrator of the fath-
er's estate. The heirs, who drew up an agreement, allowed by the
Court 24 May 1721, for the division of the estate and of the legacy
from John Doolittle, were Joel Jenkins, Obadiah Jenkins who re-
ceived the homestead, and their sisters, Mary wife of Zachariah
Howard, Anna wife of Benjamin Teel, Lydia wife of Noah Upham,
Sarah Jenkins single woman, and Sibella wife of Samuel Howard.
The last named was a half sister, the daughter of Joseph and Mary
(Jones) Lewis, born 18 Mar. 1674, who shared in the Doolittle
bequest (see Lewis Genealogy, Essex Inst. Coll., vol. 43).
Children :
9. i. J0EL.=»
ii. Sarah, b. 9 Mar. 1685 ; d. bef . 12 Apr. 1768 ; m. Taylor.
Child: Sarah.
iii. Anna, b. 29 Oct. 1687; d. 1 Feb. 1749/50; m. 31 Dec. 1712, Benja-
min Teel of Medford. Children: I.John. 2. Benjamin. 3. Sam-
uel. 4. Aaron. 5. Anna. 6. Mary. 7. Sarah. 8. Bachel.
10. iv. Obadiah, b. 4 Apr. 1690.
v. Mary, d. bef. 12 Apr, 1768 ; m. 27 Dec. 1710, Zachary, or Zacha-
riah, Howard. Children: 1. Zachariah. 2. Mary. 3. Lydia.
vi. Lydia, d. 14 Oct. 1762; m. Noah Upham of Maiden, Mass., and
Pomfret, Ct. Children: 1. Noah, b. 1720. 2. Benjamin, b. 10
Apr. 1723. 3. Lydia, b. 3 Jan. 1725. 4. Mary, b. 22 Oct. 1730.
5. Lemuel* Jenkins {Lemuel^ Joel^), born at Maiden Mar. 1671/2,
where he was a farmer, died 24 Jan. 1745/6. He married, 30 May
1699, Mercy (or Mary) Chad wick. Administration on his es-
tate was granted 3 Feb. 1745 to his daughter Mary Chad wick of
Maiden, widow.
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Child :
i. Mary,* b. 2 Oct. 1702; m. 2 Nov. 1732, Joseph Chadwick of Fal-
mouth. Children, recorded at Maiden : 1. Lemuel^ b. 19 Mar.
1734; d. 8 Nov. 1756. 2. Jose^yh, b. 27 July 1735 ; d. 10 Jan. 1757.
3. Daniel, b. 30 Apr. 1738. 4. Martha, b. 26 Feb. 1740/1; d. 30
Aug. 1743. 5. Mary, b. 4 Apr. 1743; d. 17 Jan. 1758. 6. Martha,
b. 28 Sept. 1744; d. 27 Jan. 1809.
6. EzEKiEL* Jenkins {Lemuel^ JoeV-), whose birth is not recorded, died
at Maiden 1 Oct. 1752. He married Margaret , who died
30 Nov. 1766. He is called yeoman and farmer in the records,
and resided at Maiden. In his will, dated 10 Mar. 1751/2, proved
4 Dec. 1752, he mentions his wife Margaret, only son Ezekiel, who
was to be executor, and daughter Margaret Floyd.
Children :
i. Margaret,'' b. 7 Dec. 1706; d. 19 Apr. 1768; m. 7 Feb. 1726/7,
Daniel Floyd of Maiden, b. 8 Dec. 1702, d. 1 May 1748. Chil-
dren: 1. Z>ame/, b. 2 May 1728 ; d. 15 Dec. 1766. 2. Ezekiel.h.
18 July 1730 ; d. in the Ticonderoga Expedition, 28 Oct. 1758. 3.
Joseph, b. 6 July 1732 ; d. 9 July 1736. 4. Margaret, b. 27 Apr.
1737; m. 11 June 1762, Ezekiel Jenkins (no. 20). 5. Mary, b. 1
June 1740. 6. Joseph, b. 11 Oct. 1742; d. 17 Feb. 1808. 7. Ezra^
b. 19 Jan. 1744/5.
11. ii. Ezekiel, b. 5 July 1709.
7. Nathaniel^ Jenkins {Lemuel^ JoeV-)^ born at Maiden 9 Mar. 1695,
died before 21 June 1776. He married first Sarah , who
died 15 May 1745 ; and married secondly, 19 June 1747, Cathe-
rine Grant, who died 24 Oct. 1773. He was a yeoman, and re-
sided at Maiden, where he served seven years as selectman. In his
will, dated 16 Apr. 1774, proved 21 June 1776, he mentions his
sons Nathaniel, John, Thomas, and Lemuel, and daughter Elizabeth
Floid. His son John was executor.
Children by first wife :
Nathaniel,* b. 4 May 1721.
Lemuel, b. 7 Mar. 1724 ; d. 20 Dec. 1727.
Thomas, b. 6 June 1727.
Elizabeth, b. 9 May 1730; d. 27 Jan. 1799 ; m. 4 Oct. 1751, Daniel
Floyd of Maiden, b. 2 May 1728, d. 15 Dec. 1766. Children: 1.
Daniel, b. 20 Aug. 1760. 2. Elizabeth, b. 5 Sept. 1763. 3. Ezra,
b. 7 Aug. 1765; d. 1823. 4. Mary, b. 6 July 1767.
Sarah, b. 4 Sept. 1733 ; d. 10 Oct. 1736.
Lemuel, b. 12 June 1736.
John, b. 30 July 1740.
8. Joseph* Jenkins (Lemuel,^ Joel^), born at Maiden 11 Nov. 1701, mar-
ried, 7 May 1730, Jemima Sprague, daughter of Edward and
Dorothy (Lane) of Maiden. He was with Capt. Michael Brigden
in the Fort William Henry Alarm, Aug. 1757 ; and also enlisted,
at the age of 56, 2 May 1758, in the company of Capt. Ebenezer
Marrow ; dying in the service, at Fort William Henry, 27 Aug.
1758 (see Corey's Hist, of Maiden, page 707). He was a resident
of Maiden.
Children :
16. i. Joseph,* b. 29 Mar. 1732.
ii. Jemima, b. 2 July 1734 ; d. 2 Mar. 1740/1.
iii. Jemima (twin), b. 7 Mar. 1740; unm. in 1794, when she sold to her
brother Joseph all her interest in their father's estate.
v. Abigail (twin), b. 7 Mar. 1740.
12.
1.
ii.
13.
iii.
iv.
V.
14.
vi.
15.
vii
272 Descendants of Joel Jenlcins [July
9. JoEL^ Jenkins {Obadiah,'^ Joel^), whose birth is not recorded, mar-
ried, in 1704, Mary Chadwick, born 2 Nov. 1685, daughter of
Samuel and Mary (Stocker) of Reading. He inherited from his
grandfather JoeP Jenkins a dwelling house and one hundred acres
in Reading, to which town he moved from Maiden. The greater
part of his farm was in that section of Reading which was included
in the new town of Wilmington, and he is generally called of the
latter place after its incorporation in 1730. By deed, dated 4 May
1750, he transferred to his son Joseph half the homestead and much
of his other real estate in Wilmington. Administration on his es-
tate was granted 21 Feb. 1754 to Chadwallader Ford, the widow re-
fusing to serve. A deed dated 22 Sept. 1756 (Middlesex Co. Deeds,
vol. 63, p. 195) names the following as his children: Samuel Jen-
kins of Andover, Obadiah Jenkins of Groton, Joseph Jenkins of
Wilmington, Chadwallador and Mary Ford, Samuel and Sarah
Killim, Ebenezer and Hepzibah Temple, Ezra and Lydia Carter,
and William and Rebecca Jones. The widow married secondly
Samuel Graves of Reading.
Children : ^
i. Mary,* b. 1705; d. 29 May 1789; m. Cadwallader Ford. Chil-
dren : 1. Mary, b. 25 Sept. 1726. 2. Samuel, b. 21 July 1728. 3.
Sarah, b. 2 Mar. 1731. 4. Elizabeth, b. 7 Mar. 1733 ; d. Feb. 1740.
5. Hannah, d. 28 June 1736. 6. Hannah, b. 27 May 1738. 7. Eliza-
beth, b. 8 June 1740. 8. Cadwallader, b. 27 Nov. 1743; d. 15 Oct.
1804 ; captain of the Wilmington Company in the Revolution. 9.
Francis, b. 20 Mar. 1746.
ii. Joel, b. 1707; d. 29 Jan. 1748; m. (int. rec. 28 Jan. 1720/1) Mary
Harnet of Maiden. By will, dated 27 Jan. and proved 27 Feb.
1748, he left certain land and all movables and £100 to his wife
Mary, the remainder to be equally divided between bis brothers
and sisters. He was possibly father of : 1. Benjamin,^ bapt. 1730.
17. ill. Samuel, b, 1709.
iv. Elizabeth, bapt. 31 Oct. 1714; probably d. young.
V. Sarah, bapt. 31 Oct. 1714 ; m. Samuel Ku^lajm of Wilmington.
18. vi. Obadiah, bapt. 8 June 1718.
vii. Hepzibah, bapt. 8 June 1718; m. Ebenezer Temple, b. 1716; moved
to Tewksbury. Children: 1. Hephzibah, ra. dO Apr. 1761, Peter
Cornell, Jr. 2. Ebenezer, b. 16 Sept. 1744. 3. Benjamin, b. 23
Aug. 1746. 4. Fhebe, m. Jonathan Foster. The first and last
named children are mentioned in the will of the widow, Hepzibah
Temple of Ashby, dated 11 Mar. 1786, proved 21 Oct. 1800.
19. viii. Joseph, b. 17 Mar. 1725.
ix. Lydia, bapt. 29 Aug. 1725 ; m. 5 Sept. 1745, Ezra Carter of Wil-
mington. Children: 1. Ezra, b. 26 Feb. 1745/6; d 11 Feb. 1827.
2. Benjamin, b. 11 Jan. 1747/8. 3. Joel, b. 28 Apr. 1749; m. 26
Dec. 1771, Sarah Jenkins (no. 19, ii). 4. Joseph (twin), b. 24 June
1753. 5. William (twin), b. 24 Jime 1753. 6. Lydia, b. 21 Sept.
1755. 7. Benjamin, b. 21 Dec. 1759. 8. James, b. 28 Nov. 1761.
9. John, b. 23 June 1763; d. 19 June 1849. 10. Moses, b. 27 July
1767.
X. Rebecca, bapt. 1728 ; m. 25 Mar. 1745, William Jones of Andover,
Mass., and Monson, N. H. Children: 1. William, b. 30 Oct. 1745.
2. Bebecca, b. 11 May 1752.
10. Obadiah^ Jenkins {Ohadiah^'^ JoeV-), born at Maiden 4 Apr. 1690,
died there 4 Feb. 1762. He married, 5 Jan. 1720/1, Mart
♦.Previous to the incorporation of Wilmington, the family attended the Reading
Church, now in Wakefield. The early baptisms are therefore from the Wakefield
Church records.
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Grover, who died 10 Dec. 1767. In his will, dated 3 Feb. and
proved 8 Feb. 1762, he left his whole estate, real and personal, to
his wife Mary for life, with certain bequests to friends and kinsmen
to be paid after her death. There was no provision, however, for
the descent of the real property when the widow's life estate had
terminated, and it was therefore decreed by the Court, 12 Apr. 1768,
that Joseph^ Jenkins of Wilmington, son of Joel^ the brother of the
deceased, should receive all the real property, he to make certain
payments to the other heirs, viz.: Samuel, Obadiah, Mary, Sarah,
" Hephziath," Lydia, and Rebecca, children of the deceased's
» brother Joel ; Zachariah, Mary, and Lydia, children of the deceased's
sister Mary ; John, Benjamin, Samuel, Aaron, Anna, Mai'y, Sarah,
and Rachel, children of the deceased's sister Anna ; Sarah, child of
the deceased's sister Sarah ; Benjamin and Lydia, children of the
deceased's sister Lydia ; Benjamin, Joseph, and Abigail, children of
the deceased's brother Joseph; and Samuel and Sibella, children of
the deceased's sister Sibella. Of these, Joseph and Sibella were
brother and sister of the half blood, the children of Joseph Lewis by
his wife Mary who later married Obadiah Jenkins, Sr.
Child:
i. Benjamin/ b, 21 Dec. 1721 ; d. young.
11. EzEKiEL^ Jenkins {Ezekiel,^ Lemuely^ JoeU), born at Maiden 5 July
1709, died 20 Mar. 1790. He married, 3 Aug. 1732, Phebe
Sprague, born 17 Nov. 1709, daughter of Edward and Dorothy
(Lane) of Maiden. He is called yeoman and husbandman in deeds,
and resided at Maiden, where he was selectman from 1772 to 1775
inclusive. \Yith his two sons Ezekiel and Edward he served in
Capt. Blaney's Company during the Lexington Alarm, 1775. His
will, dated 27 Sept. 1783, proved 5 May 1790, gave to his son
Edward and daughter Margaret one half of the estate, and to his
daughters Mary Rand and Phebe Jenkins the other half, all subject
to certain specific legacies to the children of his son Ezekiel, de-
ceased. His kinsman Mr. Joseph Floyd (son of his sister Mar-
garet) was sole executor.
Children :
i. Phebe,^ b. 21 June 1733 ; d. 21 May 1753.
iL Margaret, b. 28 Aug. 1734 : d. May 1785.
20. ill. Ezekiel, b. 17 Oct. 1736.
iv. Mary, b. 25 Oct. 1738; d. 16 Feb. 1811; m. 11 Apr. 1771, Edmund
Raxd, weaver, of Maiden, b. abt. 1746, d. 14 Nov. 1801. Children :
1. Ezekiel Jenkins^ b. 5 July 1776. 2. Edmund^ b. 26 Apr. 1778.
3. Ezra, b. 21 Sept. 1779.
V. Edward, b. 19 June 1740; d. 4 Dec. 1796. His heirs were his
brothers and sisters, according to deeds on record.
vi. Dorothy, b. 4 Sept. 1742 ; possibly m. 14 Dec. 1769, Stephen Well-
man ; not mentioned as an heir of her father or brother.
vii. Lois, b. 2 July 1744.
viii. Ezra, b. 21 Mar. 1746/7 ; d. 15 Oct. 1769.
ix. Phebe, b. 9 Apr. 1753; d. 23 Sept. 1817; m. as his second wife,
9 Mar. 1784, Joseph Floyd of Maiden, b. 11 Oct. 1742, d. 17 Feb.
1808. Children : 1. Ezra, b. 28 Sept. 1784. 2. Samuel, b. 17 Nov.
1786. 3. 3Iary, b. 11 Aug. 1791. 4. Susanna, b. 1 Nov. 1793.
5. Joseph, b. 25 June 1797.
[To be concluded]
274 Journal of Elder Phinehas Pillshury [July
EXTEACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF ELDER
PHINEHAS PILLSBURY OF
NOBLEBORO, ME.
From a copy in possession of this Society
[Continued from Vol. 64, page 375]
[106]
Granfather Pillsbury died 1786. Gran. M. d. Feb. 22, 1784.
Brother Paul's family. He m. 1 Elizabeth Frink b. May 30, 1788. He
wash. 1780. Ch. Paul b. July 2, 1812. Sarah b. May 12, 1816. Oliver
b. Dec. 30, 1817. Enoch b. Ap. 4, 1819. Parker b. Ap. 1, 1821, An-
drew Jackson b. Ap. 4, 1824. Sam. b. Sep. 8, 1826. Tappan Persons
b. Jan. 12, 1828. His Wife E. F. d. Jan. 8, 1829. He m. 2d Wife. Sarah
Pike A Widow b. Jan. 28, 1786.
Br. Oliver's family He was b. 1783. He m. Anna Smith b. July 2,
1785. Ch. Parker b. Sep. 22, 1809. Josiah W [Webster] b. March 20,
1811. Gilbert b. Feb. 23, 1813. Oliver 1. b. March 22, 1815, d. Ap. 15,
1816, Oliver 2. b. Feb. 16, 1817. Eliza. An. b. March 12, 1819. Harriet
N [Newell] b. May 25, 1821. Mary Smith b. Feb. 28, 1823. Enoch b.
June 28, 1825, d. May 28, 1846. Moses Foster b. Ap. 3, 1827. Wm.
Henry b. May 14, 1830, d. Ap. 10, 1833.
Br. Sam. family. He was b. June 12, 1786. m. Mehit. H. Palmer, b.
Nov. 16, 1816, m. Jan. 3, 1832. Ch. Mary Jane b. June 19, 1832. Martha
An. b. May 26, 1834. Caroline b. Octo. 2, 1837, d. July 29, 1844.
Br. John's family. He was b. May 29, 1795. m. Sarah Eastman. Ch.
Lucretia An. b. March 30, 1827. Sister Sally b. Dec. 14, 1789, m. Benj.
Smith May 2, 1850. He was b. July 20, 1787, his Ch. Emiline b. Ap. 2,
1837. Mary Jane b. Feb. 16, 1841.
Br. Enoch, b. May 9, 1788, m. Mary Tenny Nov. 2, 1815. She was
b. June 1, 1785. He d. Feb. 15, 1818. Ch. Eliz. Jane b. 1816
[107]
Uncle Samuel Jaques b. 1728, d. June 24, 1824 a 95J. Benj. J. b. 1734,
d. 1823, aged 89. Parker J. b. 1743, d. Feb. 8, 1819, aged 77. Moses J.
b. 1749 [d. 1825, a. 76]. Mary [Grenough] b. 1736, d. 1780. Deborah
[Adams] b. 1738. d. 1837 a. 99. Apphia b. 1741. d. 1769. Elizabeth
b. 1747 [d. 1837, a. 90]. Ednah b. 1752. d. Feb. 12, 1832. Uncle Moses
first & Second Wife was killed in a Cider mill. Sarah Woodman Died
March 5, 1780. Her Child Sally.
Abigail Hale Died March 10, 1790. Ch. Moses and Moody. Moses b.
Ap. 15, 1783. Moody b. March 12, 1789.
Br. Paul's Family. Paul b. July 2, 1812. Sarah b. May 12, 1816.
Oliver Dec. 30, 1817. Enoch b. Ap. 14, 1819. Parker b. Ap. 1, 1821.
Jackson b. Ap. 4, 1824. Samuel b. Sept. 8, 1826. Tappan Persons b.
Jan. 12, 1828. Paul's 1st Wife. b. May 30, 1788, died Jan. 8, 1829.
Present Wife Sarah Pike b. Jan. 23, 1786. ...
[108]
Paul Jr. b. July 2, 1812. his Wife Sarah George Born July 20, 1787.
b. Nov. 18, 1824, m. Nov. 26, 1850. ... My mother died
April 13, 1826.
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Jbs. John Calvin P. was b. July 17, 1805 his Wife Elizabeth Grush
b. Feb. 15, 1810. her brother John who m. John's Sister Sarah J. was b.
July 4, 1812. . . .
[109]
Uncle Moses died July 17, 1825. Parker J. died Feb. 8, 1819, his Wife
died Nov. 6, 1817. Ednah d. Feb. 12, 1832. Elizabeth d. Nov. 13, 1837.
Jacob, d. Dec. 18, 1832, Moses' Son Charles d. Octo. 13, 1838. Rebecker
d. Dec. 12, 1849, aged 32. Cynthia d. Sep. 6, 1850, aged 28. Sarah d.
Nov. 25, 1850, aged 44.
My Br. Moses' family. Moses was b. Feb. 12, 1769. died March 13.
1831, he m. Martha Hale she died April 21, 1830. Joseph Hopkins Pills-
bury b. Nov. 22, 1798. d. 1826. Moses Hale P. b. June 12, 1800, died
March 13, 1849. David Jaques P. b. July 7, 1803. d. Ap. 12, 1830 [John
Calvin b. July 17, 1805] . . Sarah Jewit b. July 20, 1807. d. Nov. 3,
1837. Nath^" Emmons b. June 1, 1810, d. March 9, 1811. Martin Luther
b. June 14, 1812. d. unknown. Wm. Tennent b. Ap. 1, 1815, is in the
Insane Hospital [Salem, Mass.]. Moses Hale m. Lucy Mclntyre. Ch.
John died in Boston. Lucy Ann. b. Dec. 9, 1829. Sarah b. Dec. 1831
or Jn. 1832. Moses Henry b. March 3, 1835. David b. Dec. 25, 1839.
John Ch. John Hale b. July 6, 1834. Edward Payson b. May 8, 1836.
died Dec. 13, 1838. Martha E. b. Aug. 18, 1838, Hannah Maria b.
Jan. 25, 1841. Edward P. b. Aug. 8, 1842, d. Aug. 24, the same month.
Sarah Jane b. Aug. 5, 1843.
[110]
Benj. Jaques b. 1702, d. 1782. aged 80. Mary N. Jaques b. 1711, d.
1805, aged 94. . . Jacob J. Benj. Son b. 1760. d. 1832, aged 72. Par-
kers J. Wife, died Nov. 6, 1817
1852. Sister Furbush's Son John fell fr. the yard arm in New Bedford
harbor, he lived 12 hours & died & was put in a Tomb in 26 of Feb. and
was brot to Green buried in our buring ground the 18*^ of March. . . .
[Ill]
Benj. m. 2 Wife Mary Noyes. Ch. Sam. b. 1728, d. June 24, 1824,
aged 95 J. . . . Sam. had a nu. of children. In June 1851 were all dead
but his youngest whose name was Judith. Benj. had a number and were
[114]
All dead but 2 at that time, Joseph & Judith. Mary had a number and
that time were all dead but one, Olive Morse a Widow of four scores &
11. App. had 2 Phinehas b. Feb. 1769 & Moses b. Feb. 12, 1769. d.
March 2, 1830. Deb. had one Mary b. 1782. Parker had none, he m.
Sarah Adams. She d. Nov. 6, 1817. Eliza, never m. Moses m. Sarah
Woodman She died May 5, 1780. left one child Sally when she was a
small girl was killed in a Cider Mill. He m. 2 wife Abigail Hale She d.
March 10, 1790 leaving 2 Children Moses b. Ap. 15, 1783, Moody b.
March 12, 1789. Ednah never m. Moses Jr. m. a Miss. Chase. Ch.
Sarah b. 1808, d. Nov. 25, 1850 aged 42. Charles b. 1770, d. Oct. 13,
1838 [sic] aged 28. Cynthia d. Sep. 6, 1850. Rebecker b. 1817 d. Dec.
22, 1849. They have a number now living. Moody b. March 12, 1789,
m. His wife d. left one child, a Male. Mary Adams m. David Adams
they have one ch. they call Deborah. She is m. to the Rev. Mr. Pike of
Rowley, born 1783. Edith Hinkley born Aug. 3, 1766, Nehemiah her
Husband he died Octo. 22, 1837, aged 75. Eben H. died Jan. 30, 1842,
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276 Journal of Elder Phinehas Pilhhury \j5\Aj
aged 80. Asa Clough died Feb. 1, 1851, aged 87. Han. Nor. died Feb,
6, 1852, aged 51, Jon. Darland Jr. born Octo. 17, 1765. Eld. J. Roundy
b. Ap. 27, 1771. Ruth Roundy b. Ap. 3, 1766. Gran. Holt d. March 16,
17[98]. James Candage d. Ap. 29, 1788. John Roundy d. 1799. Josiah
Dodge d. Mar. 8, 1788, aged 96. Jeded. Holt died Aug. 8, 1847. Sarah
T. Holt died Jan. 15, 1836, aged 85. His age 94. 1798
[115]
Sam. & William. Moses m. Bettsy Parker. Ch. Edmund, who settled
in North wood N. H. where he had a family he was first a Bap. preacher
& Preached that about 20 years I have been told & then turned a Univer-
salist & preached that the rest of his life while he pr. anything he d. an
Old man. Parker m. Apphia Jaques for his fiu^t wife she d. Nov. 10,
1769 & left 2 Children Phinehas & Moses. Phinehas b. Feb. 18, 1767,
m. for his first wife Phebe Wood Octo. 21, 1788. Ch
[116]
Phinehas son Moses fb. Octo. 23, 1789] m. Abigail Stover. She was
b. May 24, 1797. m. Octo. 1819. Ch. Parker b. Feb. 1, 1822. Mariah
A. June 4, 182- George A. b. Feb. 4, 1827, John, Jan. 15, 1830. d.
May 1830. Herriet An. b. May 17, 1834. [she b. June 3, 1798.]
His son Phinehas m. Sally Hawks Dec. 27, 1821. one child Mary Jane
b. Feb. 1, 1823. His son Nathan m. Susan Ross. Sept. 10, 1818. He had
2 children he & wife & both children died between 1819 & — 24, John
C. m. Elsey Winslow Feb. 18, 1830. one child David b. May 2, 1830.
Thomas G. m. Elizabeth Dunbar one child James Edwards b. Feb. 6,
1840. Phebe W. m. Cyrus M. Pratt July 23, 1843. Ch. one Clara Sophia
b. Octo. 13, 1849. Josiah m. Zenilda E. Berry Ch. George Lar. b. Sept.
25, 1843, d. 29 same month.
[117]
Thomas Moor b. Octo. 16, 1844, d. Sept. 6, 1845. Josiah Dixon b. Jan,
19, 1846. d. July 31, 1847. Mary Susan b. Dec. 3, 1847. d.Octo. 5, 1849.
One not yet named b. Sep. 8, 1850 Sarah Jewit m. John Grush
who was b. July 4, 1812 They had one child. Parker Pillsbury m. for
his 2d wife Sarah Dickenson who was b. May 10, 1751, He d. Feb. 21,
1821 aged 79. she d. Ap. 13, 1826. a. 75. Ch. Bettsy b. May 9, 1775,
d. June 13, 1776. Apphia b. Jan. 6, 1777, d. Aug. 31, 1807. Parker b.
July 23, 1778, d. Octo. 20, 1801. Paul b. June 6, 1780. Sam. 1. b,
March 28, 1782. d. Aug. 18, 1784. Oliver b. Octo. 29, 1783. Sam. 2,
b. June 12, 1786. Enoch b. May 9, 1788, d. Feb. 15, 1818, Sally b,
Dec. 14, 1789, John 1 b. Sep. 25, 1792, d. Nov. 9, 1793. John 2. b.
May 29, 1795,
[118]
My Grand. Ch. living. Parker K. Pillsbury bom Feb. 4, 1822. George
A. P. born Feb. 4, 1827. Harriet A. Pill, born May 17, 1834, Mose's
ch. Mary Jane P. b. Feb. 1, 1823, Phineha's Child. David Pills, born
May 2, 1830, Calvin's Son. James Ed. born Feb. 6, 1840. Thomas G,
Son. Clara Sophia Pratt born Octo. 13, 1849 Phebe's Ch. Keith Pills,
born Sept. 8, 1850. Josiah's Son. Sarah Elizabeth born Aug. 23, 1853,
Thomas' daughter.
[119]
Moses' Sara J. m. John Grush b. July 4, 1812 one child b. March 11,
1836, d. Sep. 8, 1837, 6 months old.
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Oliver's Son Parker was born in Hamilton Mass. Sep. 22, 1809, was
married to Sarah H. Sargent Jan. 1, 1840. She was born Aug. 10, 1817.
Ch. Helen P. was born June 14, 1843. in Loudon N. H.
The 23 of Nov. 1851 Lydia Jane Coburn died the daughter of Mr. Eli-
phalet and Polly Coburn of Greene. Her age 18 Sep. 26, 1858. died his
only daughter age 18.
My Son Moses' family.
Moses was b. 1789, Octo. 23. His wife Abigail Stover was b. May 24,
1797. m. Octo. 1819. Ch. Parker. He was b. Feb. 4, 1822. m. to Christ-
iana age 28. in the year 1845 one child they call Abby Mary. b. in 1850.
Mary Abigail was b. June 4, 1824. Mar. to A. Mr. Closson first who
was lost at sea. Mar. 2 time to Mr. Leonard Green. His age 30 no ch.
yet 1851. Mar. Dec. 1849. George A. b. Feb. 4, 1827. unmarried.
Herriet A. was b. May 17, 1834. Mar. Sept. 1846, last Jan. 1847.
[120]
A record of Eld. Wm. Allen's family.
Eld. Wm. Allen was b. April 8, 1771, m. Miss Sarah Bickford Octo. 4,
1809. She was b. July 15, 1780. Louiza Allen was b. Aug. 19, 1810.
Lorenzo B. was b. June 14, 1812. Aurelia b. Octo. 12, 1813. Herriet
N. b. Aug. 18, 1815. Elizabeth C. was b. Octo. 19, 1817. Wm. P. b.
Aug. 2, 1820. Sarah Ann b. Jan. 20, 1824.
Eld. Allen d. Ap. 10, 1836. Wm. P. d. Jan. 7, 1836. Eliza Clough
d. July 15, 1851.
Adelaide Richardson taken sick Ap. 20, 1850 d. the 27'^ aged 5 years 4
months 12 days. Amanda R. taken sick Ap. 26, d. Ap. 28, 1850. aged 3
years 5 m. 7 days. Marshall Richardson was taken sick Apr. 27, d. May
13, 1850, aged 1 year 9 months 12 days. These children's Parents were
Albert Richardson son of Mr. Justice Richardson & Mary Ann Bond All
of Jefferson, Maine
[121]
Phinehas' Widow m. to John Johnson Feb. 5, 1826. He was b. Jan.
14, 1801. She was b. Nov. 1793. Chh. Mary Jane Pillsbury b. Feb. 1,
1823. Pillsbury Johnson b. Jan. 5, 1827. Jacob b. July 27, 1829, Sally
b. Jan. 19, 1830. John b. Ap. 16, 1832. Helen M. b. Jan. 24, 1834.
Maria b. Feb. 27, 1836. Rosanah K. b. May 29, 1838. Gorham b. March
29, 1840. died Ap. 9, 1841. Herriet E. b. Octo. 31, 1841.
[122]
A record of Thomas G. Pillsbury.
Thomas P. was b. Sep. 1, 1814, and was mar. to Elizabeth Dunbar May
17, 1838. She was born Nov. 4, 1815. ch. James Edwards was b. Feb.
6, 1840. Sarah Eliza was born August 23, 1853.
[123]
John Moody b. Feb. 2, 1786. Jane b. Jan. 20, 1788. d. Sept. 3, 1837.
Nancy b. Dec. 18, 1790. d. March 14, 1837. AbigaU b. Feb. 3, 1793.
Margret b. June 8, 1798. Wm. b. Feb. 2 : 1800. Henry b. Aug. 10, 1801.
d. Nov. 29, 1834. Thad. b. Sept. 1, 1803.
Alexander Kennedy b. Nov. 4, 1791. d. Aug. 8, 1851. Alex. Jr. b.
May 14, 1823, d. Sep. 18, 1826. Wm. b. May 20, 1825. d. April 15,
1845. Herriet b. June 20, 1829. Henr. b. Dec. 14, 1834.
Moses' family as now are Parker K. b. Feb. 4, 1822. mar. to Christiana
Gray, 1845. George A. b. Feb. 4, 1827, Harritt A. b. May 17, 1834.
278 Journal of Elder Phinehas Pillshury [July
[124]
Uncle Moses Jaques' family.
He was born 1749. died 1825 aged 76. His first wife was Sarah Wood-
man died March 5, 1780 leaving one child called Sarah born when its
mother died. She li. to be a little girl and killed in a Cider mill. His 2d
wife was Abigail Hale. She died March 10, 1790. leaving 2 children
Moses and Mood}^ Moses was born April 15, 1783, was married to Miss
Hannah Chase Nov. 15, 1804. she was born Dec. 23, 1786. Children
Abagail born Feb. 17, 1805. Emma born Aug. 3, 1806. Sarah W. born
Aug. 27, 1808. Charles M. born Sept. 8, 1810. Susan born Dec. 17,
1812. Mary N. born Feb. 20, 1815. Hannah Eliza was born Dec. 16,
1816. Rebeckah A. born Dec. 4, 1818. Harriet H. was born Nov. 30,
1820. Bettesy ¥., born Feb. 16, 1823. Joseph C. born Nov. 27, 1824.
Romulus was born Dec. 2, 1827. Cynthia was born Feb. 28, 1830.
Abia^ail mar. Mr. Isaac M. Heath Octo. 20, 1829. Emma mar. Mr. Isaac
Hea^h April 9, 1839. He was born Feb. 17, 1805. Children, Mary
Ellen H. was born June 14, 1840. Charles Moody Heath born Octo. 30,
1842. Isaac Wm. born July 3, 1846. Sarah W. mar. Mr. Jacob Erbine
li'ov. 15, 1832. He was born Octo. 10, 1808. Children John Dana born
Sep. 10, 1833. Martha Ann born Jan. 19, 1835, and died June 30, 1845,
Joseph Chase born Aug. 7, 1837. Hannah Eliza b. July 28, 1841. Sarah
Ellen b. Aug. 12, 1843. Jacob Henery born May 1, 1846, and died Apr.
22, 1847. Clara Ann born March 22, 1848. Mary N. mar. ^Ir. Wm.
Giddihgs Aug. 19, 1846. He was born June 18, 1805 Child John Wm.
born June 9, 1847. Dean Robinson born Marc. 2^^ 1849. Charles Moses
born Apr. 22, 1851. Rebeckah A. Died Nov. 25, 1850. He died Octo.
13, 1838. She Han. d. May 16, 1848.
[125]
[Han.] mar. Mr. John B. Richardson Nov. 25, 1843. He b. Octo. 2, 1819.
Ch. Wm. Tenny born Nov. 27, 1847. Herriet H. mar. Mr. George S.
Walker Dec. 20, 1842. He was born Feb. 3, 1821. Child Clara Isabbella
born Dec. 5, 1845. Bettsey E. mar. Mr. Nathl. G. Kimball Nov. 30,
1848. He was born July 27, 1820. child. Cynthia Elizabeth born Feb.
6, 1851. Moody Jaques was born March 12, 1789, mar. Miss. Maria
Goodrich July 13, 1819. She was born May 28, 1798, and died Dec. 20,
1827, leaving one child born Octo. 27, 1820, his name is Alonzo P. on.
Octo. 30, 1842. mar. Miss Ann Bartlett, born Aug. 22, 1819. One child
Ellen Maria born Octo. 19, 1843, Thus stands the family March 22, 1852.
Moses Jaques children Abagail, Emma, Sarah, Charles, Susan, Mary,
Hannah, Rebeckah, Harriet, Betsey, Joseph, Romulus, Cynthia, Isaac M.
Heath, Isaac Heath, Jacob Erbing, Wm. Giddings, John B. Richardson,
George Walker, Nath. Kimball. Abigail is 47 years old. Emma is 46
in Aug. next. Sarah 42 when she died. Charles 28 when he died. Susan
is 40. Mary is 37. Hannah was 35 and 5 months when she died. Reb.
was 31 at her Death. Herriet 31 last Nov. Betsey is 29. Joseph is 28
and 5 m. Romulus is 25 and 4 months. Cynthia was 20 and 7 ms. at her
Death. 13 Children All lived to grow up. 16 Grand Ch. 14 living March
22, 1852. Sarah d. Nov. 25, 1850 aged 42. Charles d. Octo. 13, 1838,
aged 28. Han. d. May 6, 1838. aged 32 & 5 months. Reb. d. Dec. 22,
1849, aged 31. Cynthia d. Sep. 6, 1850, aged 20, 7 months. Grand.
Jacob Erb. d. Ap. 22, 1847. first died was Hannah May 16, 1838, 2
Charles died Octo. 13, 1838, 3 Reb. died Dec. 22, 1849, 4 Cynthia died
i
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Sep. 6, 1850. 5 Sarah died Nov. 25, 1850. Their Son in law Rich, died
Jan. 3, 1852. Grand. Martha An Erbing June 30, 1845. Cynthia died
Sept. 6, 1850. Mr. John B. Rich, died Jan. 3, 1852. Rebeckah died Dec.
22, 1849
[130]
1810 Octo. Mond. 8. Called to attend the funeral of Mr. Jesse Hodgdon
who died with the consumption
[133]
My Uncles & Aunts on my mother's side their births deaths & ages as
far as I know. Uncle Samuel was b. in 1728 and died in June 24, 1824
aged 95 J. Uncle Benjamin was born in 1734 & died in 1823 aged 89.
Uncle Parker was born in 1743 & died in 1819 aged 77. Uncle Moses
was born in 1749 and died in 1825, aged 76. Aunt Mary Greenough was
born in 1736 and died in 1780 aged 44. Aunt Deborah Adams was born
in 1738 and died in 1837 aged 99. My mother Appia Pillsbury was b. in
1741, and died Nov. 10, 1769 aged 28. Aunt Bettsey was born in 1745
and died in 1837, aged 90. Aunt Ednah was b. in 1752, died, 1832, aged
80. ... .
[135]
Sister Stevens was born August 13, 1764
My own Mother died Nov. 10, 1769 aged 28, born 1741.
Father Wood died Nov. 13, 1800, aged 56, born 1744.
Mother Larrabe died May 18, 1815, aged 60, born 1755.
Father Larrabe died May 28, 1815, aged ^^, born 1749.
My own Father died Feb. 21, 1821, aged 79, born 1742.
My step mother died April 13, 1826, aged 75, born 1755.
Mother Wood died Feb. 12, 1831, aged 79, born 1752.
[4]
Tuesd. 18 (Dec. 1804) I pr. a funeral ser. at a Mr. Parker's who had
lost a child
[6]
Wed. 23 (Jan. 1805) Attended a conference meeting in Readfield six
offered themselves for Baptism and we repared to a place where there was
much water and I Baptized them. Benj. Packard, Jacob Ring, Mrs. Nancy
Gilman, Hannah Whiting, Nancy Richards, Sally Smith
[9]
Lord 19 (May 1805) . . . heard Eld. Brown preach a funeral ser. at
Mr. Benj. Dier's. ....
[12]
Sat. June 1 (1805) Pr. a funeral Sermon at the buriel of Mr. Levi
Merrills' child. . . .
[18]
Mond. 24 (June 1805) pr. at the funeral of Br. Thomas Daggett
Lord 30 (June 1805) . . I then Bap. Thomas Recards, Elisha Recards,
John Reckards, Jacob Cumins, Bettsey Rec. Allice Stafford, Betsey Briggs.
. . . Wed 10 (July 1805) had a Fun. to attend a Mr. Cobb's child
Frid 26 (July 1805) ret. to Greene pr. at Mr. Elijah Brigg's . . I then
Bap. his daughter Penelope. . . .
280 Journal of Elder Phinehas Pillshury [J^ty
[16]
Tnesd. 15 (Octo. 1805) . . Gran. Mother was gone. She died 31 of last
March, aged 94
[20]
Thur. 9 (Jan. 1806) Eld. Francis pr. old Mr. PhUlips fune. . . .
[22]
Tuesd. 14 (March 1806) . . Bap. Br. Aaron Griffin. . . .
[23]
Mond. 7. (April 1806) Aunt Elinor Wood was buried Sat. 19
(April 1806) pr. Mr. James Simson's Wife's funeral ser. . . .
[23]
Tuesd. 20 (May 1806) The funeral of Sister Day was attended . . .
[29]
Wed. 22. (Octo. 1806) I was married by Esq. Morrill to Miss. Sarah
Larrabee of Green
[32]
Thurs. 8 (Jan. 1807) . . had news that my son Parker was no more,
he died at Bluehill Dec. 1 6, in his 8*^ year
[83]
Sat. 31 (Jan. 1807) I pr. a funeral ser. at the buri. of a Sister Holmes
(in Jefferson) . . ,
(34)
Wed. 18 (Feb. 1807) . . rode home with Br. Mason, his mother died
this night, aged 70 nearly (in Craftsbury) .... Wed. 4 (March 1807)
. . rode 10 miles to Esq. French in Hard wick to attend the funeral of a
little Gran Child of his
[35]
Tuesd. 7. (April 1807) rode 8 miles & preached a funeral ser. at Mr.
John Wilson's on the death of his child (in Canada) ....
[36]
Wed. 13 (May 1807) rode to the funeral of a Mr. Adams. . . .
[37]
Lord 24 (May 1807) . . I then Bap. Br. Adam Shook & his wife in
fellowship of Bastard Chh
[40]
Lord 9 (Aug. 1807) ... I then Bap. Ruth Philip & Phebe God-
frey. . . .
[43]
Mond. 12 (Octo. 1807) I was called to attend the fun. of Old Mr. His-
cock who died at Son Wm. at the age of 86 and over. . . .
[46]
Mond. 28 (Dec. 1807) we attended Eunic Dennis' funeral
[47]
Tuesd. 29 (Dec. 1807) pr. at Mr. Elp. Reed's a funeral ser. of hia
child
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[48]
Tuesd. 26 (Jan. 1808) pr. a funeral ser. at Mrs. Ben. Watts* . . on the
death of a brother who died fr. home Sat. 13 (Feb. 1808) heard
Mr. Belden pr. Esq. Dennis' Son funeral ser
[49]
Sat 12 (March, 1808) I was called to a funeral ser. at Mr. Daniel Hall,
on the death of his Infant child. . . .
[52]
Thurs. 16 (June 1808) . . E. Case then Bap. 12 persons. Abiather
Richardson, Richard Brann, John Kennedy, Thorn Kennedy, Wm. Ken-
nedy, Ichabod Rollings, Richard Holrook, Arch Robinson, Benj. Reed,
Han. Ken. Thomas Dow, Sarah Ring, Ten.[?] Gilpartrick. (in Jefferson)
.... Frid. 17 (June, 1808) I rode to Br. James Shephards' to marry
his daug. Martha to Mr. David Glidden of Whitefield. . . . Thur. 23
(June, 1808) I married Mr. Benj. Chap, to Miss. Marjary Chap, both of
N. . . .
[To be continued]
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
By John Albree, Recording Secretary
Boston^ Massachusetts^ 6 March, 1912. A stated meeting of the Society was
held at Pilgrim Hall, 14 Beacon Street, at 2.30 p.m., President Baxter presiding.
The minutes of the February meeting were read and approved, and the re-
ports of the Librarian and Historian were accepted for the files.
The death was announced of Hon. John Taggard Blodgett, Vice-President of
the Society for Rhode Island, and the following were appointed a committee
to prepare a minute for the records : Mrs. T. A. Lawton, Newport, R. I., Miss
Caroline Hazard, Santa Barbara, Cal., George C. Nightingale, Providence, R. I.,
and Miss Edith M. Tilley, Providence, R. I.
The Council reported a recommendation that chapter III, article 1, of the By-
laws be amended, by substituting for the ''last Wednesday in January" the
words '' first Wednesday in February," so that the article as amended will read :
** The Annual Meeting of the Corporation shall be held on the first Wednesday
in February of each year in Boston, notice of which shall be sent to Resident
and Life Members by the Recording Secretary one week in advance."
The President appointed the following as a special committee to report
thereon: Messrs. Charles Francis Dorr Belden, Robert Dickson Weston, and
William Sumner Appleton.
Nineteen resident members were elected by ballot.
Rev. William Harman van Allen, S.T.D., Rector of the Church of the Advent,
Boston, spoke on Walchereyi : the Land of the Sioimming Lion, using as illus-
trations slides that he had taken. Dr. van Allen has frequently visited the
home of his ancestors in Holland, particularly Walcheren in Zeeland, and of
this place, its history and its people, and especially of the child life, he told
many incidents.
It was
Voted, — That the Society express its appreciation of the pleasure Dr. van
Allen has given in the address of the afternoon, and its thanks to him for the
time that he has so cordially spared from his busy life.
For the Committee on Finance Mr. Charles Irving Thayer gave notice that at
the meeting in April a vote would be submitted authorizing the placing of a
mortgage on the property of the Society.
After adjournment refreshments were served.
^
282 Notes [July
As a matter of record it is here stated that this was the largest meeting in
the history of the Society, tliree hmidred and forty being present.
3 April, 1912. A stated meeting of the Society was held at Pilgrim Hall,
14 Beacon Street, at 2.30 p.m., President Baxter presiding.
The minutes of the March meeting were approved, and the reports of the
Corresponding Secretary, Librarian, Historian, and Council were accepted.
Twenty-six resident members were elected by ballot.
The paper of the afternoon was by Frederick Jackson Turner, Professor of
History, Harvard University, on The New England Frontier about 1700, in
which were given in detail the experiences of certain "• out towns and frontiers "
such as Amesbury, Groton, Deertield, and others, which by an act of the General
Court in 1694 could not be " broken up or voluntarily deserted " without '' allow-
ance had and obtained " from the Governor and Council. It was shown that
the frontier was a step in the process of development, and that the qualities of
independence and freedom from restraint, which in later years were character-
istic of the western frontier, appeared in this eastern frontier two centuries
before.
It was
Voted., — That the Society express to Professor Turner its enjoyment of the
paper and its appreciation of the store of original material that he has so ably
and interestingly presented in illustrating the theme.
The report of the Committee to Amend the By-Laws, " approving both the
substance and form of the amendment " proposed, was accepted.
It was unanimously
Voted, — That the Society authorize the President and the Treasurer to borrow
on behalf of the Society a sum not exceeding $85,000, and to give the note of
the Society therefor, payable in not more than ten (10) years, with interest
thereon at a rate not exceeding 5 per cent, per annum, and to execute, acknowl-
edge and deliver in the name and behalf of the Society a power-of-sale mortgage,
with such special provisions, if any, as they may deem expedient, of the real
estate of the Society now numbered 9 on Ashburton Place, and 3, 5, and 7
Allston Place in said Boston.
At 4.45 it was voted to adjourn, after which refreshments were served.
NOTES
It having come to the attention of this Society that certain
genealogists and publishers have used the name of the Society
in connection with their own enterprises, the Society again de-
sires to state that it has NO genealogical representatives in this
country or in England, nor is it in any way connected with any
publications other than those that it issues over its own name
at 18 Somerset Street, Boston.
The Committee on English Research desires to state, however,
that although the Society has no official representative in England
the Committee is employing Miss French for a part of her time as
a record searcher there along special lines for the benefit of the
REGISTER.
Allen. — In the Register for January 1893, there appeared a short article
upon Hope Allen of Boston, by Orrin P. Allen, Esq., of Palmer, Mass., followed
by several queries about his family. Had Mr. Allen examined the Eegister,
vol. xxix, p. 47, he would have seen a note by Mr. Waters showing that Hannah,
the third wife of Hope Allen, was the widow of Thomas Hull of Boston and
the daughter of William and Hannah (Penn) Townsend of Boston.
Hope Allen resided in Wing's Lane, now Elm Street, near Dock Square.
As regards the other queries of Mr. Allen, concerning the subsequent history
of his sons Jacob and Benjamin, Mr. Waters informed me several years ago
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Notes 283
that he had discovered in the Salem Court, among the papers in a case of Jacob
Allen vs John Conney in 1676, the apprenticeship indenture of Jacob Allen to
Conney, in which he is described as the son of Hope Allen. This Jacob Allen
is of course the cooper and mariner of Salem, who married the daughter of
John Clifford. He removed to South Carolina and died there, while his cliildren
remained in Salem. One of his daughters, Elizabeth, was the wife of Dr. Jo-
han von Kroninschelt and the ancestress of all the Crowninshelds ; another,
Rachel, was the wife of Joseph Hilliard of Salem and mother of Martha Hilliard
who married her first cousin, Clifford Crowninsheld.
Benjamin Allen, brother of Jacob Allen, the other missing son of Hope Allen,
was also a mariner of Salem, and from an entry in the Notarial Boole in the
Essex Court we learn that he died abroad, and left two daughters to whom a
guardian was appointed in Salem.
Now as regards the daughter of Hope Allen, I have found several interesting
documents in the Suffolk deeds. I find that Rev. Deodat Lawson and Deborah
his wife joined with two other children of Hope Allen in selling his property
on Dec. 14, 1691. This is of course Deborah Allen, born 26 March 1674, bp. 29 :
1 mo. : 1674.
I also find a Power of Attorney, dated 13 May 1671, among the Sufiblk Deeds,
from William Shute of the Island of Jamaica and Rachel, his wife, to their
father, Hope Allen, currier, and their friend John Safiin, merchant, both of
Boston. This is Rachel, bapt. 16 : 7 : 1666, evidently as an adult. She probably
died before May 16, 1676, as Hope Allen had another daughter Rachel born
May 16, 1676.
Thus we find Hope Allen was the progenitor of the Crowninshield and Hilliard
families of Salem through his son Jacob, and the father-in-law of the famous
Deodat Lawson.
I am glad to be thus able to account for the two missing sons of Hope Allen,
namely Jacob and Benjamin. I shall be very glad to learn who Rachel ■
the first wife of Hope Allen was, and where in England he came from.
Newport, B. I. G. A. Moriarty.
Dam. — Register, vol. 65, p. 213: No. 5, Moses' Dam married, 22 July 1714,
in the North Church, Portsmouth, N. H. (see N. H. Gen. Rec, vol. 5, p. 42),
AbigaiP Huntress, born at Newington, N. H., about 1695, daughter of George*
and Mary ( ). Henry W. Hardon.
60 Wall St., New York City.
Henry Sew all of Newbury and Rowley, Mass. — The career in England
of this founder of a distinguished New England family has been obscure. From
a letter w^ritten in 1720 by his grandson Judge Samuel Sewall (b. 1652, d. 1730),
and from researches by the late Col. Chester and by Mr. Henry F. Waters, it
has been known that he was baptized at Coventry, England, 8 Apr. 1576, the
eldest son of Henry Sewall, a wealthy draper and Mayor of that city, by his
wife Margaret Grazebrook ; that he married Anne Hunt, by whom he had an
only child, Henry Sewall, born about 1615; that he came to New England with
a wife Ellen in 1635 ; and that he lived at Newbury and, finally, at Rowley, where
he died in 1657. From the wills of his parents it is clear he had caused thera
much tribulation, and his conduct in New England indicates that he was subject
to periodical insanity. (See 5 Mass. Hist. Soc. Colls., vol. 5, pp. xi-xviii;
Waters's Gleanings, pp. 153-6, and 1415-16.) In Essex Co. Court Files is a de-
position, made 10 Apr. 1679, by Robert Walker of Boston, aged about 72 years,*
that about oQ years since [in 1623] he lived with his father in Manchester, Eng-
land, and that one Henry Sewall then lived there on the same street, and said
Sewall later came to New England, etc. (Register, vol. 7, p. 46.)
The following records show that Henry* Sewall lived at Manchester probably
all the time from his first marriage, about 1614, until his emigration to America
in 1635, and also furnish the baptism of • his only child, the burial of his first
wife, his marriage to his second wife, and her baptism and former marriage,
and the burial of her first husband :
* Robert, son of Thomas Walker of Ardwick, baptized 21 Feb. 1607/8 (Registers
of Manchester Cathedral).
/
284. JVotes [July
Registers of Manchester Cathedral
Cristened. Henrye son to Henrye Sewell of Manch^, 25 June 1615.
Elline daughter to Anthonie Moslcy, 9 Julie 1587.
Weddings. Water Newgent and Elline Mosley, 13 November 1606.
Burials. Anne wife of Henrye Sewall, Gen :, 1 Julie 1615.
Walter Nugent of Mancllest^ Mercer, 10 Marche 1613-14.
Marriage Licenses, Bishop of Chester
Dec. 16, 1615. Henry Seawall and Ellen Nugent, widow, both of parish of
Manchester. Bondsman, Ottiwell Weigham. To be married at Ashton-on Mer-
sey, Cheshire, or Didsbury, Lancashire.
In Chetham Soc. Collections, New Ser., vol. 47, is an excellent account of the
Mosley family of Manchester, compiled by Ernest Axon, Esq., of Manchester.
In this account, Mr. Axon gives the two marriages of Ellen Mosley and states
that she is mentioned as the wife of Henry She well of Tetlow* in the will of
Mrs. Margaret Nugent in 1630. He also states that in the '' Family Memoirs"
by Sir Oswald Mosley, the latter speaks of the unhappy marriage of his kins-
woman Ellen Mosley; this doubtless refers to her second marriage witli the
erratic Henry Sewell, as Mr. Axon says he finds no evidence of such a condition
With her first husband Walter Nugent.
In Chetham Soc. Collections, 1st Ser., vol. 42, pp. 140-5, is the will of Dame
Elizabeth Mosley, widow of Sir Nicholas Mosley, Knt., dated 4 May 1617, in
which she mentions children of Anthony Mosley, brother of her husband, as
"my cousins Ellen Shewell, Alice Cudworth, Anne, Francis, Edward, Richard,
and Rowland Mosley."
TThe Mosley family of Manchester were armorial, became wealthy as mer-
chants, and were prominent in that city for several generations. Their arms
were Sable, a chevron between 3 battle-axes argent.
9 Ware 8t.^ Dorchester^ Mass. J. Gardner Bartlett.
A ** Mayflower" Line in the Ely Family. — In the *'Ely Ancestry" (New
York, 1902), p. 51, it is stated that No. 14, Maj. Daniel Ely of Lyme, Ct., born
1693, by his fourth wife, Ruhama Turner, born 1704, died 1788, had five chil-
dren, numbered 8 to 12 inclusive, whose descendants are traced through several
generations.
Not long since, Mr. A. A. Aspinwall, Historian of the District of Columbia
Society of Mayflower Descendants, told me that, according to some notes of
his, Ruhama Arnold of New London married an Ely, and that possibly the name
of the fourth wife of Maj. Daniel was Ruhama Arnold and not Turner., but that
he was unable to tell where he obtained the information. I took up the matter
at his suggestion, and submit the following, which conclusively proves the wife
to have been Ruhama* Arnold of New London (Mercy^ (Pickett) Fosdick Arnold,
Ruth^ (Brewster) Pickett, Jonathan^ Brewster, William^).
Mercy^ Pickett's lineage is well known, the Brewster Genealogy, pp. 17-18,
stating that she married first at New London, Nov. 1, 1682, Capt. Samuel
Fosdick, who died Aug. 27, 1702, and married secondly, Dec. 6, 1703, John
Arnold, who died at New London Aug., 1725, aged 73. It is also stated on page
18 that there were two Arnold children.
Caulkins's History of New London, pp. 343-344, confirms this, and on page
368 gives the children of John Arnold as ''Ruhamah, who married an Ely, of
Lyme, and Lucretia, who became the second wife of John Proctor, A.M.," evi-
dently Mr. Aspinwall's authority which he could not recall. The index of the
Ely Ancestry is very complete, but the name Ruhama Arnold does not appear
therein although she married an Ely of Lyme. Per contra, although the New
London Turner families have been the subject of considerable investigation, no
Ruhama Turner of about that date can be found among them.
Savage, vol. i, p. 65, informs us that ''in 1700" John Arnold ''went to New
London, there was an anchor smith, m. 6 Dec. 1703, Mercy, wid. of Samuel
Fosdick, had Ruhamah, b. 7 Sept. 1704; and Lucretia, 26 Aug. 1706," etc., and
names no other children. The year of birth given by Savage for Ruhama
Arnold is therefore identical with that given for Ruhama Turner in the Ely
Ancestry, and in itself is almost conclusive if considered with the preceding
* Tetlow is a hamlet two miles northwest of Manchester.
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Notes 285
data. An examination of the Fosdick genealogy discloses nothing in any way
inconsistent with the conclusion herein arrived at.
In Joshua Hempstead's Diary, in New London Co. Hist. Soc. Colls., vol. 1,
p. 204, under date of Nov. 3, 1728, we read: ''Elisha Turnner and Aminthami
Arnold published"; and in Bailey's Early Conn. Marriages, vol. 2, p. 14, from
records of the First Congregational Church, New London: '^Elisha Turner of
Scituate and Ruhamah Arnold, [married] Dec. 19, 1728."
Caulkins's History of New London, p. 347, informs us that Elisha Turner,
supposed to have come from the Scituate family, settled in the town after 1720,
but makes no mention of posterity.
At least two children were born, as shown by the following from the Hemp-
stead Diary: Sunday, Jan. 25, 1729/30, ''3 Infants Babtized . . . Elisha Turner
1 Arnold " (p. 217) ; Sunday, Feb. 10, 1734/5, '' RuAmah Turner a Child Babtized
Elizabeth" (p. 285). (See also, Later Hist, of the First Church, New Lon-
don, pp. 491-497.) The latter was just after the death of her husband Elisha,
as shown by the following item (p. 284) under date of Jan, 20, 1734/5 : '^The
Male [n]cholly News of the Death of Elisha Turnner Jno Gove & Job Taber.
the sd Turnner was mt of a Small Scooner belonging to the Newlondon Society
had been to North Carolina & Returned home to Road Island & disposed of her
Pitch & Tarr he was coming home in the Storm & Run on the Rocks in fishers
Island Sound near Masons Island & there perished with the Cold & wet. 2 men
saved Hez Beebee & the Mate. Sd Beebee & Taber were passengers from
Rhoad Island."
Again, the Hempstead Diary (p. 311), under date of Sunday, Oct. 31, 1736,
says: ''Abraham Morgan & Eliza Bcckvvith publisht and Daniel Ely of Lyme
unto Amy Turner of N. L. " ; and from Bailey, vol. 2, p. 17, at the First Church,
New London : " Daniel Ely of Lyme and Ruhamah Turner, [married] Nov. 10,
1736."
Now as to the daughter Lucretia, in Hempstead's Diary, under date of Sunday,
Feb. 11, 1732/3, is the statement: "Nath Saltonstall & Lucretia Arnold pub-
lisht" (p. 256) ; and in Bailey, vol. 2, p. 16, at New London : '' Nathaniel Salton-
stall & Mrs. Lucretia Arnold, [married] March 1, 1733."
The Saltonstall Genealogy, p. 34, states that Nathaniel, son of Gov. Gurdon
Saltonstall of New London, born July 1, 1707, married, in 1733, Lucretia Arnold,
and removed to one of the Southern colonies, giving no information as to their
descendants, and making no mention of Jolm Proctor. Caulkins (p. 318) states
that Lydia Richards married John Proctor of Boston. If he ever married
Lucretia Arnold it was probably after the death of Nathaniel Saltonstall.
Proctor was not a graduate of either Yale or Harvard, and thus far I find nothing
concerning him, except the following from the Hempstead Diary (p. 218), under
date of Feb. 4, 1729-30, which I assume relates to him: "A Child of John
Proctors about a year old Died yesterday was buried."
In the Ely Ancestry, p. 52, we find this : '' We make the following extracts
from the 'Public Records of Connecticut' regarding Mr. Daniel Ely": ''On
petition to the General Assembly in May, 1740, of Thomas Fosdick, Nathaniel
Saltonstall and Lucretia, his wife, in right of Lucretia, all of New London, and
Daniel Ely of Lyme, and Ruhamah, his wife, in right of Ruhamah, all of the
County of New London, against Ralph Stoddard, Junr., of Groton in said
County, a certain judgment of the Superior Court held at New London in Sep-
tember, 1739, relative to two certain tracts of land, was declared null and void,
and a new trial ordered. (1735-1743, page 313)." This identifies Ruhama,
wife of Daniel Ely of Lyme, and Lucretia, wife of Nathaniel Saltonstall of New
London, as the two daughters, Ruhama and Lucretia, of Mercy* (Pickett),
Fosdick Arnold by her second husband, John Arnold, and shows that Ruhama
Arnold married first Elisha Turner, and secondly Daniel Ely of Lyme. Thomas
Fosdick, who joined in the petition, was their half brother, Dea. Thomas- of
New London, and the only one of Mercy Pickett's children by Samuel* Fosdick
then living there. SamueP had removed to Oyster Bay, L. I. ; Mercy, '^ the
widow of Thomas Jiggles of Boston, had married Thomas Morris in 1708;
Ruth^ was the wife of James Tilley of New York; Anna^ was the wife of
Thomas Latham of Groton ; John^ was living in Guilford ; and Mary'^ was the
wife of Richard Sutton of Charlestown. (See Caulkins, p. 344; and Fosdick
Genealogy, pp. 43-44 ; also Bailey's Early Conn. Marriages, vol. 2, pp. 10, 14.)
The importance of the proof lies in the fact that it establishes a Brewster
ancestry for a considerable number of Ely descendants in Connecticut, New
286 Recent Boohs [July
York, and elsewhere, including the ancestors of the well-known Colt and Good-
rich families of Hartford and Berlin, Ct. Edwin A. Hill.*
Washington, D. G.
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Turner Bates, North Scituate, Mass.
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VOL. LXVI. OCTOBER, 1912
Whole Number, 264
ii
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CONTENTS — OCTOBER, 1912
lustj'ation :
Portrait of George Augustus Gordon (to face page 291)
I. Memoir of George A:"^ufiTTTs Goudon, A.M. By Samuel Merrill, A.B., LL.B. 291
II. Church Membership, Marriages, and Baptisms on the Isles of Shoals in
THE Eighteenth Century (Co;ic^Mc?ec?). Com. by Joseph W. Warren,M..D. 294
III. Passenger Lists TO America (Cow^mwec?). Com., hj Gerald Fothergill . . 306
IV. Notes on New Haven Families. By Donald Lines Jacobus^ M.A. . . .308
V. Diary of Jeremiah Weare, Jr., of York, Me. {Concluded). Com. by
Samuel G. Webber, M.D 311
VI. Some Descendants of Joel Jenkins of Braintree and Malden, Mass. (Con-
cluded). By C. Harold Floyd, S.B.,1>I^.B.,A.M 315
VII. The Early English Shermans. By Thomas Townsend Sherman . . . 322
Vni. The HoTCHKiss Family. By Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A 327
IX. Some Descendants of John Ridgway. By Mrs. Lillian A. Hall . . . 332
X. Ri:-^^ "• OF Breakneck Hill Congregational Church, Killingly, Conn.
Com. uy Miss Mary Kingsbury Talcott 337
XI. The Maternal Ancestry of Governor Thomas Dudley. By Miss Mary
Kingsbury Talcott 340
XII. Genealogical Research in England {Continued). Com. by the Committee
on English Research 344
XIII. Extracts from the Journal of Elder Phinehas Pillsbury of Nobleboro,
^l^. (Concluded). . 359
XIV. Notes:
Notes. — Green-Fiske, 366 ; Ramsden-Savory, 367.
Historical Intelligence. — Genealogies in Preparation, 367 .... 366-367
XV. Recent Books 368
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NEW ENGLAND
HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL
REGISTER
OCTOBER, 1912
GEORGE AUGUSTUS GORDON, A.M.
By Samuel Merrill, A.B., LL.B., of Cambridge, Mass.
George Augustus Gordon, for seventeen years prior to 1910
recording secretary of the New England Historic Genealogical
Society, and chosen a member of the Council for 1910, 1911, and
1912, died May 3, 1912. His age was 84 years. In 1908 the
infirmities of age became apparent. His visits to the Society's
house, which had long been as regular as the calls of the letter
carrier, became intermittent. His step was uncertain, as evidence
of Parkinson's disease became manifest, and on May 21, 1909, he
visited the house for the last time, though his thoughts were still
of the Society, its work, and those with whom he had been asso-
ciated in Somerset street for so many years.
Capt. Gordon was a genealogist from boyhood. In 1843, when
still in his teens, he began collecting records of the New England
Gordons, and as an octogenarian he was conscious, as so many oth-
ers in similar circumstances have been, that his work was unfinished,
though prosecuted through all the intervening years. His parents
w^ere Ebenezer^ Gordon, born Feb. 28, 1797, in Newbury, Mass.,
and Sophronia (Anderson) Gordon, born Feb. 28, 1807, in Free-
port, Me. Their residence was in Dover, N. H., where George
Augustus^ was born July 17, 1827. The ancestral line is through
Timothy,' born 1757 in Brentwood, N. H. ; Timothy," born 1716
in Exeter, N. H. ; Thomas,^ born 1678 in Exeter, and Alexander.^
Alexander^ Gordon, a native of the Scotch Highlands, was a soldier
in Gen. Monk's army, supporting the cause of Charles I. He fell
into the hands of Cromwell, and was sent to New England as a
prisoner of war in 1651. He settled in Exeter in 1654, married
Mary Lysson there, and had six sons and two daughters.
In his marriage Capt. Gordon found a stimulus for further re-
search in the family history. His wife, who survives him, and to
whom he was married Oct. 16, 1857, was Miss Ann Farley^ Gordon.
She was born in Mansfield, Mass., a daughter of Nathaniel Bachiler*
1^- Gordon, who was a native of Exeter. Nathaniel Bachiler^ Gordon
K was descended through John'' and NathanieP from Thomas,* the
H VOL. LXVI. 19
292 George Augustus Gordon [Oct,
ancester of Capt. Gordon. Of the eight children of Capt. Gordon
^YQ survive^ — Agnes of Somerville, Lysson of Medford (bursar of
Simmons College), Harry of New York, Margaret of Somerville,
and Huntiie of Cambridge.
In a country school at the foot of Gordon Hill in Exeter the
captain began his education. He continued it in public schools in
Newbury, Mass., Farmington, Me., and Dover, N. H., and in
August, 1843, entered Dartmouth College as a sophomore, receivinsr
his A.B. in 1846, and his A.M. in 1849.
His first active employment was early in 1847, when he became
engaged as a civil engineer in the construction of the cotton mills
and boarding houses of the Atlantic Corporation in Lawrence. An
interval of railroad survey work was followed by a brief season of
theological study, and in April, 1850, he became a civil engineer
employed on construction work by the Amoskeag Company at
Manchester.
For more than three years following April, 1851, Capt. Gordon
was resident civil engineer for the Lewiston Water Power Co.
During this time, and under his direction, canals, locks, and three
mills, besides many boarding houses, were built, and many streets
laid out. His employment on the Androscoggin was terminated by
reason of his strong political opinions. He successfully organized
a bolt at the State election in 1853, which resulted in the defeat of
the Whig candidate for representative, the candidate's abolitionism
being the chief ground of the opposition to him. The agent of the
water power company and the resident engineer were in different
political camps, and the latter sought a new field.
After a year in the practice of his profession with the Detroit
Locomotive Works, Capt. Gordon purchased the Lawrence, Mass.,
Sentinel, This was a Democratic newspaper, and those of us who
ever knew the editor can easily imagine the vigor of the editorials
in which he bore his part in the prosecution of the exciting and suc-
cessful political campaign of 1856, which ended in the election of
Buchanan.
From 1857 until July, 1860, Capt. Gordon was assistant editor
of the Charleston, S. C, Mercury, The transfer of his interests
and activities to the South involved no violence to his sympathies
or to his principles. " 1 began life," he wrote in 1876, " as a Union-
Saving Webster Whig. Since 1854 I have been, and still am, a
hard-shell, hard money, free trade, pro-slavery, states rights Demo-
crat." Capt. Gordon's opinions were his own, and they were the
logical conclusion of facts as he understood them. He was upright
and downright in his convictions. His positiveness was not that
of inertia, blind and unreasoning ; it was an active force, and had
to be reckoned with, and whether one agreed with him or not,
everyone knew that his opinions were sincere, and were not dictated
by motives of expediency.
1912] George Augustus Gordon 293
A subordinate position on a political newspaper would be likely
to prove irksome to one of Capt. Gordon's temperament. At all
events, in August, 18G0, he abandoned journalism and accepted the
superintendency of the Southern Gold Co., a Boston concern with
mines in northern Georgia. The work was successful, but the out-
break of war soon attracted the miners into military service.
The mines were shut down, but in 1862 the captain resumed
mining in North Carolina. In February, 1863, however, he too
enlisted in a Georgia regiment in the Confederate army. The war
was a political issue, and his enlistment was fully consistent with
his political beliefs. His command went at once to the defence of
Savannah, and thence to Charleston. Two months after his enlist-
ment he was commissioned lieutenant in the quartermaster's depart-
ment, and in September of the same year was assigned to the staiF
of Gen. Wayne, who was charged with the task of keeping the
Atlantic & Western Kailroad open for military traffic. In the
summer of 1864 he was transferred to the Governor's general staff,
and served in the transportation department. He was soon promoted
captain, and served in north-western Georgia in the distribution of
breadstuiFs to the inhabitants made destitute by the presence of the
contending armies of Sherman and Johnston. His military service
was terminated by the seizure of his train equipage by United States
army officers in June, 1865.
The war having ended, he returned to his home in Dahlonega,
Ga., and then for two years was active again in mining engineering
in the Southern states, his work being largely at the Gold Belt mine,
on the Rappahannock and Rapidan rivers, in northern Virginia.
Returning north the Gordons took up their residence in Law-
rence, and later in Lowell, where Capt. Gordon was in charge of the
advertising department of the J. C. Ayer Company. The last
twenty-eight years he lived in Somerville. A portion of the time
he was connected with the Somerville Journal, but he was giving
more and more of his time to genealogical work, and finally this
was his only employment.
The results of his painstaking work are seen in many published
genealogies. "The Ipswich Emersons, 1636-1900," is an example.
His work was always conscientious and thorough. It was directed
by intelligence of a high order, and aided by an unusual memory,
which could quickly supply a required fact or a source of authority
which had been met in the course of his wide study of genealogies,
histories, and public records. The same care was devoted to the
records of the Society, and at the time of his retirement as recording
secretary, after seventeen years' service, this resolution was passed :
" While the records he has kept with such painstaking carefulness will
in themselves ever bear full evidence of their accuracy, and hence of the
value to the Society of Capt. Gordon's labors, still at this annual meeting,
he first from which he has been absent in the long years of his services,
294 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [Oct*
we must especially acknowledge our debt to that clear mind, the strength
and vigor of which even age has not abated."
Capt. Gordon became a resident member of the New England
Historic Genealogical Society in December, 1876. He was an
active member of the South Carolina Historical Society, a corre-
sponding member of the Xew Hampshire, Maine, and Wisconsin
Historical Societies, and a member of similar local organizations in
Lowell, Somerville, and Dover. He belonged also to the Society
of Colonial Wars in the State of New Hampshire, and was for many
years genealogist for that society as well as for the Colonial Dames
of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Capt. Gordon became a
churchman shortly after leaving college. He was made a member
of the corporation of Emmanuel Episcopal parish in Somerville in
1885, was chosen junior warden in 1889, and senior warden in 1897,
retaining the latter office until 1911. He was active in Masonry
for sixty years.
CHUECH MEMBERSHIP, MAREIAGES, AND BAPTISMS
ON THE ISLES OF SHOALS IN THE
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Contributed by Joseph W. Waeren, M.D., of Bryn Mawr, Pa.
[Concluded from page 225]
April 20*^ 1766. James, Son of Jn° Newton & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
April 27'^ 1766 Henry, Son of W™ Allarcl & of Joanna His Wife,
was Baptized.
June 1^' 1766. Deborah, ) Twin Dau'f^^ of Joseph Machmore & of
& Molly, J Mary His Wife, were Baptized.
Sept^ 14^^ 1766. James, Son of W°^ Holbrook & of ]
Eliz^b His Wife,
W°^ Son of Rich^ Randal & of
Eliz^^' His Wife,
Mary, Dau't'^ of Amos Horn & of
Abigail His Wife,
Sept^ 2P* 1766. Rachel, Dau't^ of Edw^ Voudey & of Sarah His
Wife, was Baptized.
Ocf^ 12"^ 1766. Deborah, Dau'f^ of Sam^ Matthews Deceased & of
Eliz"^ His Wife, was Baptized.
Oct'- 26^^ 1766. Rich^ son of Jn« Robison & of Eliz^^ ^
His Wife
-r 1 o ' i: o 1 -Tk f > were Baptized.
Joseph, Son of Solomon Downe & j ^
of Mercy His Wife,
Dece'^ 14*^ 1766. W"^ Ru^?, | Twin Sons of Martha Downe, were Bap-
& Jacob, ) tized.
March 15^^ 1767. Eliz*^ Dau'f^ of Luke Power & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized,
> were Baptized.
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295
May 24*^ 1767.
May 31«* 1767.
June 28**^ 1767.
July 12*^ 1767.
Aug"* 2°^ 1767.
Aug'* IGth 1767.
Aug«* 23^ 1767.
Sept^ 13*h 1767.
Sepf^ 20"^ 1767.
Sepf^ 27**^ 1767.
Ocf 18*^ 1767.
Oct^ 25*^ 1767.
Nov'^ ist 1767.
Nov^ 29*^ 1767.
Dece'^ 6*^ 1767.
March 6*^ 1768.
April 17<^ 1768.
May 22°^ 1768.
June 26*^ 1768.
Betty, Dau'f^ of Ricli^ Perkins & of Mercy His Wife,
was Baptized.
Benj" Carter, Son of Henry Shapley & of Eliz^'^ His
Wife, was Baptized.
Jn°, Son of Jeremy Lord & of Eliz*^ His Wife, was
Baptized.
Jn*^, Son of Sam^ Haley & of Mary His Wife, was
Baptized.
Jn^, Son ) of Abr™ Ellenwood & of Anne
& Hannah, Dau'f^ J His Wife, were Baptized.
Rebecca, Dau'f^ of Benj" Muclimore & of Tamesin
His Wife, was Baptized.
George Walpcy, Son of Edw^ Per- 1
kins & of Sarah His Wife, ! t> +• ^
Edw-i Son of Richd How & of Anne {^^"^^ tJaptized.
His Wife, J
Rachel, Dau't'^ of Rob* Kearswell & of Eliz"^ His
Wife, was Baptized.
Sarah, Dau't"^ of George Randal & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
Molly, Dau'f of Amos Kearswell & of Rebecca His
Wife, was Baptized.
Jn°, Son of Abr'" Ellenwood & of j
Anne His Wife, I -r f- j
W"\ Son of Pelatiah Kearswell & ^ were J^aptizea.
of Anne His AVife,
Molly, Dau't^ of Joseph Muchmore & of Mary His
Wife, was Baj^tized.
Henry, Son of Jn*^ Brag & of Han- ^
nan His Wife -o ,• ^
Rob*, Son of W- Bickham & of ^ ^^^re Baptized.
Sarah His Wife J
Betty, & ) Twin Dau't" of W°^ Rug & of Mary His
Eleanor, j Wife, were Baptized.
Arthur, Son of Arthur Randal Jun'^
& of Ruth His AVife,
David, Son of David Avery & of
Sarah His Wife,
Jn°, Son of Jn° Beal & of Abigail
His Wife,
Sam\ Son of Sam^ Downe Jun^ &
of Margery His Wife,
Sam^, Son of Benj^ Parsons & of
Lucy His Wife,
Betty, Dau't^ ) of Henry Carter Shapley & of Judith
& Henry, Son j His Wife, were Baptized.
Joanna, Dau'f^ of Jn^ Kearswell & of Joanna His
Wife, was Baptized.
Jn*', Son of Rich^ Currier Jun'^ & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
Jacob Clark, Son of Tho^ Horn & of Eliz*^ His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
■ were Baptized.
> were Baptized.
296 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [Oct.
July 3^ 1768.
July 24*^ 1768.
Aug"*' 14th 1768.
Sept^ 18*^ 1768.
Nov"^ 27'^ 1768.
Jany 29*^ 1769.
Feby 5*^ 1769.
Feby 19«» 1769.
Feby 26*^ 1769.
AprH 2^^! 1769.
May. 7'^ 1769.
June. 11^ 1769.
June. 18*^ 1769.
July. 9«^ 1769.
Sept'^3^1769.
Sept'^ 10^^ 1769.
Ocf- 8*^ 1769.
Oct^ 15*^ 1769.
* Mr. Tucke makes
of his grandson.
were Baptized.
> were Baptized.
Jn° Mobbs, Son of Joseph Dammerrill & of Tabitha
His Wife, was Baptized.
Henry, Son of W"^ Allard & of Joanna His Wife,
was Baptiz'd.
Hannah, Dau't^ of Rich^ Randall & 1
of Eliz*^ His Wife, -n . -.
Richard, Son of Jn<> Robinson & of ^ ^^^e Baptized.
Eliz"^ His Wife,
Sarah, Dau'f of W°^ Holbrook & of
Eliz*^ His Wife,
Comfort, Dau't^ of Solomon Downe
& of Mercy His Wife,
Mary, Dau'f of W™ Sanderson & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
Jn° Tucke, Son of M' Jeffry Muchmore & of M'^*
Love His Wife, was Baptized.^
Edward, Son of Edward Voudey & of Sarah His
Wife, was Baptized.
Betty, Dau'f^ of James Allard & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
Mary Sanders, Dau'f of Henry Shapley & of Eliz'^
His Wife, was Baptized.
Molly, Dau'f of Luke Power & of ;
Sarah His Wife,
Amos, Son of Amos Horn & of
Abigail His Wife,
Sarah, Dau'f of Pelatiah Kearswell
& of Anne His Wife,
W"^ Blackstone, Son of Rich<^ How & of Anne His
Wife, was Baptized.
Phebe, Dau'f of Samuel Webber & ^
of Eliz^i^ His Wife, IwereBa tiz d
Samuel, Son of Amos Kearswell & [ P •
of Rebecca His Wife J
Tamesin, Dau't^ of Sam^ Haley & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
Beity, Dau't^ of Jn° Crocket & of Mary His wife,
was Baptized.
Henry, Son of Jn° Bragg & of Han- ^
nah His Wife, ! tx ^' r
Ruth, Dau't'-of George Randall & ^ were iiaptizea.
of Sarah His Wife,
John, Son of Sam^ Varrell Jun'^ &
of Patience His Wife • "R +' ri
Samuel, Son of Henry Muchmore & ' ^
of Tryphena His Wife
Benj" Son of Benj" Randall & of
Eliz^b His Wife, , -n .• ;i
Eliz^ Dau't^ of jLmes Hickey & of ^ were Baptized.
Betty His Wife, J
Ruth, Dau't'' of Arthur Randal Jun"^ & of Ruth His
Wife, was Baptized,
some delicate social distinctions in thus recording the baptism
1912] Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century 297
Dece"^ 10*^ 1769. Jn% Son of Jn° Bragg Jun^ & of Mary His Wife, was
Baptized.
Feby 18<^ 1770. Joanna, Dau'f of Benj*^ Parsons & of Luce His
Wife, was Baptized.
March. 4''^ 1770. Eliz<^^ Dau't"^ of Sam^ Downe & of Margery His
Wife, was Baptized.
April 8*^ 1770. Sarah, Dau'f of Edw^ Currier & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
May 27*^^ 1770. Tamesin, Dau't^ of Benjamin Muchmore & of Tamesin
His Wife, was Baptized.
June 3<^ 1770. Mark, Son of M"^ Mark Walton & ]
of M--^ Mary*= His Wife, -n .. .
Joanna, Dau't' of Rich^ Perkins & W^re Baptized.
of Mercy His Wife,
June. 15^^ 1770. Elisha, Son of David Avery & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
O;^^ This Child was Baptized in Private,
July Pt 1770. Joanna, Dau't^' of Michael Downe & of Mary His
Wife, was Baptized.
Aug^*^ 12^^ 1770. Joseph, Son of Joseph Muchmore & ^
of Mary His Wife, I -r <•• i
Patty, Dau'fof Arthur Randall & p^re iiaptized.
of Lydia His Wife,
Augst 19^^ 1770. Abigail, Dau'f^ of Jn'' Kiswell & of Eliz<^ His Wife,
was Baptized.
Sepf* 2"'^ 1770. Tryphena, Dau't^ of Jn° Kearswell & of Joanna His
Wife, was Baptized.
Sepf^ 30^*^ 1770. William Bradbury, Son of W^ Bickham & of Sarah
His Wife, was Baptized.
Oct^ 14^^ 1770. Sarah, Dau'f^ of Abr'" Ellenwood & of Anne His
Wife was Baptized.
Ocf 28*^^ 1770. Phebe, Dau'f^ of Sam^ Webber & of ^
Eliz^^ His Wife,
Robert, Son of Solomon Downe &
of Mercy His Wife,
Betty, Dau't^' of Pelatiah Kisswell &
of Anne His Wife
Nov^ llth 1770, Sam^ Son of W"^ Allard & of Joanna His Wife, was
Baptized.
Dece'' 9^^ 1770. Sarah, Dau'f^ of Tho^ Horn & of Eliz«^ His Wife,
was Baptized.
Feby 24^^^ 1771. Love, Dau't^ of W"^ Holbrook & of ]
Eliz^i^ His Wife, ! -r ,- ^
W'", Son of Jno Robison & of Eliz*^ ^ were J^aptized.
His Wife, J
March 17*^ 1771. Richard, Son of Rich^ Randal & of Eliz*^ His Wife,
was Baptized.
April 14*^ 1771. Elisha, Son of Samuel Haley & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
May 19^^ 1771. Mercy, Dau't^ of Richard Currier & of Mary His
Wife, was Baptized.
* Another daughter of Mr. Tucke.
> were Baptized.
were Baptized.
298 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [Oct.
May 26*^ 1771. W"^, Son of W"^ Randal & of AbigaH His Wife, was
Baptized.
Aug^* \V^ 1771. Benjamin, Son of Joseph Dammerrill & of Tabitha
His Wife, was Baptized.
Aug«^ Igtb 1771. Molly, Dau'f^ of Luke Poor & of ^
Sarah His Wife, { -r> .. -i
Elizabeth, Dau'f of Sam' Varrell & \ "''^^^ Baptized.
of Patience His Wife, J
Sep'' 15*^ 1771. John, Son of Jn« Varrell Jun^ & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
Sepf^ 29'^ 1771. Olive, Dau'f^ of Jn° Bragg & of Hannah His Wife,
was Baptized.
Ocf^ 20*^ 1771. Samuel, Son of Henry Shapley & ]
of Eliz*^ His Wife
Rebecca, Dauter of Amos Kisswell
& of Rebec^ His Wife
Jan^ 26*-^ 1772. Samuel, Son of Sam^ Downe Jun'^ & of Dorcas His
Wife, was Baptized.
March. 22"^ 1772. Joseph, Son of Benjamin Randal & of Eliz*i^ His
Wife, was Baptized.
April 19*^ 1772. Esther, Dau't^ of Jn« Crocket & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
May. 17"^ 1772. Joseph, Son of Joseph Muchmore
& of Mary His Wife, IwereBa tized
Olive, Dau'f of David Avery & of | p iz .
Sarah His Wife, J
May 31«t 1772. Molly, Dau'f of W"^ Rugg & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
July 5^^ 1772. Jn°, Son of Jn^ Bragg Jun'^ & of Mary His Wife, was
Baptized.
July 19*^ 1772. Abigail, Dau'f of Rich^ How & of Anne His Wife,
was Baptized.
Aug^* 2"^ 1772. James, Son of Amos Horn & of Abigail His Wife,
was Baptized.
Aug^t 16*1^ 1772. Sarah, Dau't^ of W^ Randal & of AbigaU His Wife,
was Baptized.
Aug«* 27*^ 1772. John, Son of Michael Downe & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
^^^^ This Child was Baptized in Private.
Augst 3otii 1772. George, Son of George Randal & of Sarah His Wife,
was Baptized.
Sepf^ 13^ 1772. W", Son of Benj^ Muchmore & of Tamesin His Wife,
was Baptized.
Ocf^ 11*^ 1772. Josiah, Son of Josiah Varrell & of ]
Elizt^HisWe, [were Baptized.
Peter, Son of Stephen Pierce, De- ^
ceased & of Eliz^^ His Wife,
Ocf^ 18*^ 1772. Abigail, Dau't^ of Sam^ Downe & of Margery His
Wife, was Baptized.
Nov'- 22^d 1772. Ithamar Frost, Son of Arthur Randal Jun^ & of
Ruth His Wife, was Baptized.
Dece'^ 6^^ 1772. Susanna, Dau'f of Jonathan Perkins & of Love His
Wife, was Baptized.
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299
Dece'^ 13'^ 1772.
Dece'^ 20*^ 1772.
March 17'^ 1773.
May 2°d 1773.
May 9"^ 1773.
May 23^^ 1773.
July llt»^1773.
were Baptiz'd.
> were Baptized.
July 25*^ 1773.
Aug«t 15*^ 1773.
Sept. 5. [1773].
[Sept.] 19. [1773].
[Sept.] 21. [1773].
Oct. 17. [1773].
^
[Oct.] 24. [1773].
Elias, Son of Edward Voudey & of ^
Sarah His Wife,
Jn« Tucke, Son of M^ Mark Walton
& M^« Mary His Wife,
Deborah, Dau'f of Ambrose Perkins & of Sarah His
Wife, was Baptized.
Lydia Voudey, Dau'f^ of Joseph Walpey & of Susanna
His Wife, was Baptized.
This Child was Baptized in Private.
Henry, Son of Henry Muchmore & of Tryphena
His Wife, was Baptized.
Dolly, Dau'f of Abraham Ellenwood & of Luce His
Wife, was Baptized.
Benjamin, Son of Sam^ Haley & of Mary His Wife,
was Baptized.
Ruth, Dau'f of Edward Currier &
of Sarah His Wife,
Susanna, Dau't^ of Solomon Downe
& of Mercy His Wife,
Nanny, Dau'f of Pelatiah Kisswell
& of Anne His Wife,
Lemuel Muchmore, Son of Jn'^ Kisswell & of Joanna
His Wife, was Baptized.
Abigail & | Twin Dau't" of Jn° Robison & of Eliz*^
Agnes .J His Wife, were Baptized."*
Peggy y® Daughter of John Brag & Hannah His
Wife was Baptizd y® Sabbath after (?)t died
John y® Son of John Varrell Jun"^ & Mary His Wife
was Baptizd.
Samuell Down Son of Samuell Down & Dorcas His
Wife Baptizd in Private.
John Tucke Son of Geffry Muchmore & Love his
Wife w^ Baptizd.
James Son of Will"^ Allard & Joanna his Wife was
Baptizd.
Rebecca Daughter of Will*" Bickham & Sarah his
Wife was Baptizd.
William the Son of Stephen Pierce & of Elizabeth
his Wife w^ Baptizd.
*To this point all the entries of baptisms appear to be in the handwriting of Mr.
Tucke. The slight variations that occur are mostly such as may be explained by va-
riations in the condition of quills or possibly of health. The last entry, of the daugh-
ters of John Kobinson, is distinctly characteristic and has special interest because it
makes it quite evident that Mr. Tucke did not die Aug. 12, 1773, as stated by Morse in
his *' Description of the Isles of Shoals," and also cut in the tombstone on Star Island,
both of these being records made nearly thirty years after the event. The same date
is also given in a random entry in the Records of the Town of Gosport, but this entry
is out of place and much open to suspicion. The notice of his death appears in the
New Hampshire Gazette (of Portsmouth, N. H.) of 3 Sept. 1773 as a recent event
without an exact date. Mr. Tucke may have died as late as the day preceding this
notice.
t At this place there is a scrawl much cramped and twisted. It certainly does not
fit the name of either parent. This and the records down to and including Oct. 24 are
in the same hand, and my guess is that it is the hand of the younger Tucke, who was
at the Shoals as late as Oct. 21, when he signed a receipt as administrator of the estate
of his father. I am inclined to read the scrawl " Pastor " or ** Pater," i.e. the Sunday
after the death of Mr. Tucke. " She " rewritten is a possible reading.
300 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [Oct.
Henry the Son of Henry Walker & Rachel his "Wife
w^ Baptizd."*
1774. Sept 21. Henry ] the Children of W°^ Down & Hannah w«
Benj^ , Baptizd in Private she Owning [i.e re-
William ' newing ?] her Cov°* the Last being at the
Hannah J point of deth.
Sept. 25 Jacob y® Son of Amos Caswell & Kebecca his Wife
was Baptizd.
(End of the Record of Baptisms at Gosport.)
Mr. Tucke apparently tried to collect records from other churches where
Shoalers had been baptized or married, etc., and entered them in the book
of the Church of Gosport. These memoranda seem to include families
living on the Shoals at about the time of his ordination, but no records of
the churches in Portsmouth or Kittery are given. The entries fill three
pages (149-151) as follows :
*' A Record of Baptisms, Admissions, Dismissions, &c., by y® Neighbour-
ing Ministers.' ' f
P. 149. A Copy of y® Baptisms &c. of those belonging to y® Isle of
Sholes as they stand in y® C^ Records at New Castle.
Those with y^ Mark X against y^' Names, it is not known whether ever
y'^ were such Persons belonging to y® Isle of Sholes.
AD. Baptized
1713. May. 10*^ William Fox
Augs^ 30 A child of M^ Carters $
1714. Aug«* 1 Mary Kiswell
Sarah Kiswell
Robert Kiswell
1715. Sep* 4«^ Samuel Down
Daniel Grindal
Agnis Down
Abraham Lahah
Dorothy Currier
Mary Sanderson
1716. Aug^* 26*^ Mary Randal
Sepf 9*^ Mary Down
1717. June 23^ Elizabeth Carter
Oct^ 20*^ John Cain
1719. AprH. 19*^ One of Jn« Salters
May 10^ Love Kelley
Margaret Kelley
Susannah Kelley
Hannah Kelley
Elizabeth Sanderson
Sepf 13«^ Deborah Goold X
1720. July. 24*^ Katherine Hockrin
* Probably Henry "Walker Andross is meant. His son William was baptized in Oc-
tober 1761. The name Walker does not appear in the annals of the Shoals so far as I
know them. I take it that, by a custom which was very common in the next century,
Andross was ordinarily called <' Henry Walker," and the clergyman quite naturally
supposed that to be his whole name.
t It is not unlikely that some of these baptisms were performed at the Shoals al-
though entered in the church record of another place.
t Probably Mr. John Carter (d. 1726) is meant.
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301
Aug«* 7th
1722. March 18*^
1723. Sepf^ 22°^^
1724. March. 7*^
1725. May 9^^
1726. June 19*1^
Sept^ [?]
1727. April 14*^
July. 14*^
Sepf^ 29*^
1728. May. 4
1729. April. 5*1^
Martha Salter
Mary Moodey
Titus Salter
Hannah Yetton
Ann Yetton
Henry Muchemore
Samuel Lewis X
Abigail Muchemore
Hannah Pain
Jane Lehah
Joseph Plenderson
Mary Kiswel
George Lunt
Sam^ Sanderson
John Down
James Shapley
John Bragg
Elizabeth Perkins
Mary Grindal
Hannah Miller
Mary Hockrin
Arthur Handle
William Cooper X
Joshua Cooper X
Hannah Mace
One of Sarah Matthews
Johannah Hockrin
One of Emeries*
Charles Miller
Owned their Covenant.
A.D. 1714. Augs^ l«t Mary Kiswell
1716. Aug«* 26"^ Rebecca Randal
Sept'' 9^^ John Down
1717. Oct^ 20*^ Judith Cain
1719. May. 10*^ Susannah Kelley
Sept^ 13^^ Deborah Goold X
1726. Sepf^ [?] Jane Cooper X
1727. July. 14^^ Sarah Matthews
Admitted to Full Communion
1727. Nov. 3^ the
Wife of John Muchemore.
1727. May 28^^
Baptisms, etc., from the Rye Church Records.
John S. of Charles Miller
Job S. of Samuel Lunt
Tho« S. of Tho« Horn
John S. of Israel Beckman Thompsonf
Mary D. of John Ashley
Eliz'^^ D. of Robert Sanders
* Probably a child of Samuel Emery.
tThis family appears elsewhere in the records above as "Beckman."
Dec'^ 1^' Daniel Randle & )
302 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [Oct,
. Nathi S. of John Clark
Eliz*^ D. of Richard Currier
Geo. S. of Geo. Perkins.
Henry S. of Reuben Shaply.
Oct^ 1^* W^^ S. of W"^ Tucker.
Eliz*^ D. of Benj^ Yetton.
Rebecca D. of Nat^ Adams.
1728. May 19*^ Abigail D. of John Muchemore.
Richard S. of W°^ Muchemore.
Sami g^ of ^m j)o^,jj^
Mary D. of John Bickford.
Abraham S. of John Ellinwood.
Martha D. of Geo. Perkins.
Esther D. of Tho« Meldrom.
Joannah D. of Jos Dammeril.
Abraham S. of Abraham Crocket.
1728. Aug«* 13^ Levi S. of Andrew Mace.
Catherine D. of Sam^ Yetten.
Oct"^ 27"' Richard Yetten Adult.
Sam^ S. son of Jeffrey Currier.
Sam^ S. of Sam^ Matthews
Charles S. of Charles Randle.
Abigail D. of Robert Down.
T -n M r Adults
Jos. Dammenl j
*1729. June 26^^ John & Eliz^i^ S. & D. of Arthur Randle.
Hannah D. of Rob^ Sanders,
f June 29*^ Jn° Barten ^
Mary Neighbour >• Adults.
Margaret Carman )
Eliz'^ D. of Francis Neio-hbour.
Jn<^ & Henry S« of Jn« Pain.
Ithamar S. of John Mace.
Benj° S. of Jn° Dammeril.
Richard S. of Sam^ Currier.
Ann D. of Rich*^ Currier.
Sarah D. of W°^ Sanderson.
1729. Aug8<^ 10^ Benj^ Dammeril Adult.
1729/30. March 1^* Rachel D. of Jos. Mace.
1730. April 12*^ Barten S. of Peter & Eliz*^ Robey.1:
1730. May [Mr. Tucke leaves a considerable space here without
explanation]
1731. Oct^ ^^ Sarah D. of Tho^ Currier.
Mary D. of Sam^ Currier
W"' S. of Edward Currier.
Peter S. of Peter Brao-of.
Joannah D. of Daniel Randle.
Priscilla D. of Tho^ Perkins.
Wei then D. of Geo. Perkins.
♦The day of the formation of the Church of Gosport. As Mr. Morrill was on Star
Island at the time, these persons were presumably baptized there.
fThe day of the formal acknowledgment of the church covenant. It was observed
as a day of fasting and prayer. Mr. Morrill was still at Gosport.
X Probably a mistake for Obey (Oby, Obee), as written in other records.
1912] Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century 303
Jos. S. of Jn° Bickford.
Mary D. of Jn^ Down.
Kutli D. of Reuben Shapley.
Sam^ & Jos. S^ of Jn^ Dammeril.
Dec^ 12*^ Jn° S. of Jos. Mace
Horten S. of Josejih Mitchel.
Amos S. of Jn° Pain
1731/32. Jany 30 Robert S. of Jn« Mace
Timothy S. of Dennis Condrey.
1732. April 12*^ Sarah D. of Tho« Goudey.
Elias 8. of Matthew Voudey.
Peter S. of Arthur Randle.
Nicholas S. of Martha Simmons.
Eliz^^ D. of Geo. Collins.
Eliz"' D. of Jos. Hall.
Susannah D. of Rich^ Currier.
Noah 8. of Jn« Down.
July 9*** Moses S. of Jos. Dammeril.
Moses S. of Nat^ Adams.
Francis S. of Thomas Carman.
Rob^ S. of Charles Miller.
1728* Dec'^ 1«* W™ Muchemore & ) ^ '^.t^r^ n
o _i 1,- / were Receivd to ful Com^
Sam^ Emmery )
1728t June 26 Arthur Randle & his Wife Own'd y« Cov'
Tvt (^ ' \ Were Receivd to ful Com^^ w" V®
MarcyCurner ^ c"" was Gatherd. ^
Mary Meldrom )
1729. Sept. 4*^*^ Dorothy Currier was Receivd to ful Com"
1730. April 5*^ Mary Mace Wife of Jos. Mace was Receivd to ful
Couiunion
April 12*^ Eliz"' Wife of Peter Robeyt Ownd y« Covenant.
1732. April 2"^ Tho« Goudey & Sarah his Wife j ^^^^^ ^e n^^t
& Martha Simmons J ^
Jn° Pain & Sarah Currier ) were married June
Joseph Hall & Mary Merryfield j 29*'^ 1729.
Jn° Clary & Martha Sanderson were married Ocf^
4*^ 1731.
A Copy of Baptisms Comen*^ \_sic^ covenants was apparently meant] &
Marriages belonging to the Isle of Sholes as Appears by Rye C^^ Records
Attest Nat^ Morril Pasf^ of the C^^ of Rye.
Other Baptisms at New Castle.
1709. June. 5. John S of Jn« Frost
Abraham S. \
A D 1 ^^ ^^^' ^^^^^6^ of Kittery
Sarah D. /
P [per] M^ Cushing.
* 8 is written over 7.
t As the Church of Gosport was formed in 1729 there is evidently a mistake in this
record. The next names appear among the signers of the Covenant June 26, 1729,
X That is Obey, as before.
304 Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century [Oct.
July. 3. Katherine D. of Geo Goudey
P M"^ Wells.
Sept. 4. W™ S. of Fox [s^c] of y« Sholes
P W Ocllin.
Dec. 11. Abraham S. of Reuben Mace.
P M^ Pike.
1710 May. 14 Eliz^i^ ^ ^i Ti^^s Mannering ^
Philip S. of Ithamar Frost >• Sholes
Mary D. of Sam^ Frost )
W^ S. of Michael Cruse
P M'' Gushing.
The above mentioned Persons were Baptized at New Castle by y® afore-
said Ministers (y® Rev*^ M'" Jn^ Emmerson being in Old England) as Ap-
pears by a Record in y® Hands of y^ Rev^ M^ Nat^^ Gookin of Hampton
He Supplying M^ Emmersons Pulpit during y^ said time.
On page 1 63 begins " A Record of such Persons as have either Own'd
or Renewed y® Cov^*^ before " Mr. Tucke. In the list below those who
owned the covenant are marked (O), all others being renewals.*
Sep* 24"^ 1732. Francis Combs.
Feb^ 18*^ 1732/33. Henry Carter.
April 8^^ 1733. Martha Cleary.
Aug^* 12'^ 1733. Elizabeth Dammeril Wife of Benjamin Dammeril. (0)
Dece"" 9*^^ 1733. Martha Wife of Capt" Robert Down.
Dece'^ 16*1^ 1733. Philip Brock (O) & Dorothy His Wife.
March 3^ 1733/34. Mary Swain.
March 10*^ 1733/34. Agnes Robinson.
Oct'^ 27*^ 1734. Mary Robinson.
March 16*^ 1734/35. Caleb CuiTier
May 18^*^ 1735. Nath^ Rand of Rye, at Rye.
April 18*^ 1736. Richard Tolpey.
Aug«* gth Yl^^. William Fox
Nov"^ 28^^ 1736. Robert Case well & Martha His Wife.
Dece'' 26^^ 1736. Mercy Roberts (O).
Oct"^ 2"^^ 1737. Daniel Driskil.
March 18*^ 1738/39. W^ Kerswell & His Wife.
April 22"^ 1739. Rachel Varrel.
June. 17*^^^ 1739. Robert Dammeril.
Sept^' 9*^ 1739. Anne Muchamore.
Nov^ lltn 1739. Margery Andras.
Nov^ 25*1^ 1739. Jn° Currier & His Wife.
Jan: 6"^ 1739/40. Samuel Grindel & His Wife.
June. 22"^ 1740. James Robison & His Wife.
Oct^ 19*^ 1740. Tobias Allen (O) & His Wife.
Nov'^ 2"^^ 1740. W"^ Robison & His Wife.
Aug^t 29*1^ 1741. Sarah Allard Wife of James Allard Jun^
Jany 24*^ 1741/42. Elizabeth Varrel Wife of Samuel Varrel.
AprH 3^ 1743. John Crosbey. (O).
June. 19^^ 1743. John Dammeril. (O).
July 24*^ 1743. James Allard Sen'^ (O).
Sepf 11*^ 1743. Ruth Muchamore.
*Dowu to Nov. 1739 all renewing the covenant were first written as o^vning it,
" Owned " being scratched off and " Renewed " written above.
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305
Sepf^ 18"^ 1743.
Sepf 16"^ 1744.
Sepf^ 23'^ 1744.
July. 14^^ 1745.
Oct^- 6"» 1745.
June. \b''' 1746.
Sept^- 6*^ 1747.
Sept^- 13"' 1747.
April 3^ 1748.
Dece"^ 4^^ 1748.
April. 9^^ 1749.
Oct"^ P' 1749.
Nov'- 26^^ 1749.
Sept'' 16"' 1750.
Aug«^ 18"' 1751.
Sepf 22"^ 1751.
Ocf^ 27*^ 1751.
March. 29"' 1752.
May. 17''^ 1752.
July. 15^^ 1753.
Nov' 4"^ 1753.
Nov'' 9"' 1753.
JanJ' 27"' 1754.
Aug^t lltb 1754^
Oct' 20^^ 1754.
Ocf 27^^ 1754.
Dece'' 1^^ 1754.
May. 11"' 1755.
July 20tf 1755.
April. 11"' 1756.
July. 18^^ 1756.
Aug^t ^th 1750^
July. 17th 1757.
Nov'- 27^^ 1757.
Jany l^^ 1758.
Sept^' 3^^ 1758.
Nov. 26th 1753^
Sep'^ 30^^ 1759.
July 20"^ 1760.
Dece'- 21^<^ 1760.
March. 1^^ 1761.
Aug^t 23^ 1761.
Oct'- 18"' 1761.
Ocf^ 24^^ 1762.
May 15th yj^^^
Sepf^ nth 1763.
^Sepf^ 4th 1763 (s^c).
Oct' 30th 1763.
Nov'^ 13th 1733^
June. 10th 1764.
July 29th 1764.
Samuel Muchamore.
Mary Beckman.
Israel Beckman.
Abigail Robison.
Abigail White.
Sarah Ward.
Hannah Brag.
Elizth studley.
Elizth <^liapley.
Elizth Sanderson. (0).
Arthur Randel Jun'" & Lydia His Wife.
Sarah Wife of W"^ Down Jun^
Sarah Wife of Jn° Newton.
Anne Ellenwood.
Elizabeth Horn & Ruth Ayers.
Elizth Barter Jun"-.
Rebecca Down.
Molly, Wife of Nat^ Down, (0).
Margery Down.
Sarah Bickham.
Jeremiah Lord.
Deborah Carter, before a Few of y*' C^^ in Private.
Elizabeth Lord Jun^
Elizabeth Mace.
Rich^ Currier tertius & His Wife.
Mary Haly.
Mary, Wife of Michael Downe.
Sarah,
Esther Tate.
Abigail Chappell.
Ambrose Perkins & Elizabeth Downe.
Abigail Eliot.
Abigail Mace.
Mary Crocket & Elizabeth Pierce.
Tamesin Horn.
Anne, Wife of Joseph Currier.
Widow Rachel Carter.
Nanny Shapley.
Ruth Randal.
Elizabeth Casswell.
Abigail Horn.
Sarah Voudey.
Rachel Andrass.
Isabella Parsons.
Elizabeth Randal.
Anne Downe.
Lucy Parsons.
Joanna Allard.
Joanna Casswell.
Tabitha Dammerrill.
Elizabeth Robinson.
Wife of George Sanders.
* The entry is misplaced or belated.
306 Passenger Lists to America, [Oct.
May. 12^ 17G5. Mercy Perkins.
June. 9*^ 1765. Sarah Avery.
June. 23^ 1765. Tamesin Muchmore.
July 14*^ 1765. Sarah Mace.
Nov^ 17*^^ 1765. James Hickey.
Oct"^ 5*^ 1766. Mercy Downe.
Dece'^ 14*^ 1766. Martha Downe.
May 24*^ 1767. Sarah, Wife of Edw^ Perkins.
Aug^* 16*^ 1767. Sarah Randal and Rebecca Kearswell.
Aug^^ 30th 1757^ ]y[ary Rugg.
Sept^ 27*^ 1767. Anne Kearswell.
Dece" 6*^ 1767. Abigail Beal.
Jan. 17^^ 1768. Judith Shapley.
Kov"^ 20^^ 1768. Mary, Wife of W"^ Sanderson.
July 30^*^ 1769. Patience Varrell.
Aug'* gth ;^769^ Tryphena Muchmore
Aug^t 20*^ 1769. Elizabeth Randall Jun'^
Dece'^ 10"^ 1769. Mary, AVife of Jn° Bragg Jun'^
Sepf 15*11 1771. ]yxary, Wife of Jn« Varrell Jun^
Jan^ 19*^ 1772. Dorcas, Wife of Sam^ Downe Jun**
Sepf^ 6*^ 1772. Love Perkins.
Feb>^ 14*^ 1773. Joseph Walpey.
PASSENGER LISTS TO AMERICA
Communicated by Gerald Fothergill of New Wandsworth, London, England
[Continued from j)age 32]
Passengers Engaged to Sail on Board the American Brig AtlaniiCy
Robert Askins, Master, burden 196 tons, for Boston. Sworn at Dublin
19 June 1804.
Sydenham Davis of Summerhill, Kilkenny, age 20, height 5-2, dark,
farmer.
Ralph Morgan of Raheen, Kilkenn}^, aged 20, height 5-11, sallow,
labourer.
Mich^ Ryan of Thomastown, Kilkenny, age 22, height 5-7, fair, labourer.
John O'llara of Kilmurray, Kilkenny, age 31, height 5-3, dark, labourer.
Hugh Hefferman of Clonsart, Kings Co., age 22, height 5-6, dark, labourer.
Walter Madigan of Thomastown, Kilkenny, age 35, height 6, fair, labourer.
Catherine Madigan of Thomastown, Kilkenny, age 28, his wife.
Ancr^ Shorten of Thomastown, Kilkenny, age 21, height 5, dark, labourer.
Danl Nowlan of Tullow, Carlow, age 21, height 5-10, dark, clerk.
John Boulger of Dublin, age 36, height 5-5, dark, labourer.
Catherine Boulger of Dublin, age 36, his wife.
Saml Duke of Thomastown, Kilkenny, age 21, height 5-5, dark, labourer.
Martin Switzer of Navan, Meath, age 28, height 5-10, fair, labourer.
James Maxwell of Dublin, age 20, height 5-8, dark, labourer.
William Gorman of Dublin, age 32, height 5-10, dark, clerk.
Additional Passengers engaged to Sail on Board the Brig Atlantic,
Robert Askins, Master, for Boston. Sworn 26 June 1804.
1912] Passenger Lists to America 307
Wm O'Brien of Dublin, age 20, height 5-6, dark, clerk.
Michael Kane of Dublin, age 25, height 5-6, fair, clerk.
Michael Mallon of Dungannon, Tyrone, age 33, height 5-6, dark, brewer.
*Henry Bowerman, age 40, height 5-8, fair, Lieut. Novascotia Inf y.
Anthony Kearns of Dunleer, Louth, age 23, height 5-7, dark, labourer.
Andrew Melvin of Bray, Wicklow, age 25, height 5-9, dark, clerk.
Thomas Reynolds of Klena, Longford, age 22, height 5-6, fair, clerk.
List of Passengers for New York on the Ship Eagle, Charles Thompson,
Master, sworn at Belfast 4 Aug. 1804,
Wm Biggem, farmer, Bushmills. His name was sent in. by the High
Sheriff, who does not know his age.
Alex Beggs, age 30, height 5-9, farmer, Ballyroban, pale faced.
Margt Beggs, age 30, height 5-9, spinstress, Ballyroban, fair faced, his
wife.
Thos Clyde, age 21, height 5-9, farmer, Ballyroban, fair faced.
Wm McQueen, age 39, height 5-8, farmer, Bangor, pockpitted.
Jane McQueen, age 36, height 5-2, spmstress, Bangor, dark colored, his
wife.
Jane Robinson, age 26, height 5-5, spinstress, Belfast, fair faced.
John Searight, age 30, height 5-9, farmer, Banbridge, fair faced.
Jane Searight, age 30, height o-^), spinstres, Banbridge, fair faced,
John Henry, age 18, height 5-6, farmer, Banbridge, fair faced.
Jas Anderson, age 28, height 5-6, farmer, Banbridge, fair faced.
Tho. Norris, age 56, height 5-10, farmer, Belfast, sallow.
Jas. Warden, age 21, height 5-9, labourer, Randalstown, brown.
Robt McCroy, age 30, height 5-7, labourer, Randalstown, fair.
Hu Lidd}^, age 20, height 5-6, labourer, Randalstown, brown.
David Bell, age 47, height 5-7, farmer, Banbridge, brown.
Patience Bell, age 45, height 5-5, spinstress, Banbridge, brown, his wife,
& their child
George Bell, age 1 6, height 5-3, Banbridge, brown ) , . ^
Thos. Bell, age 14, height 5-0, Banbridge, brown j
Alex'^ Ellis, age 36, height 5-8, farmer, Ballymena, pitted
Margt. Ellis, age 30, height 5-6, spinstress, Ballymena, fair faced, his wife
Jno. Crothers, age 44, height 5-8, farmer, Randalstown, brown
Laifanny Crothers, aged 32, height 5-4, spinstres, Randalstown, fair, his
wife
Jenny Crothers, ag^ 68, Randalstown.
Nanny Acheson, age 21, height 5-4, spinstress, Randalstown, fair
Jane Wilson, age 30, height 5-5, spinstress, Randalstown, brown, servant
to Lafanny Carrothers
Joseph Warden, age 26, height 5-8, farmer, Randalstown, pitted
James Warden, age 22, height 5-8, farmer, Randalstown, brown.
Robt. Carrothers, age 35, height 5-8, farmer, Randalstown, brown, brother
to John Carrothers
William Carrothers, age 29, height 5-7, farmer, Randalstown, brown,
-brother of John Carrothers
Eliza Carrol, age 22, height 5-4, spinstress, Randalstown, brown, servant
to Jenny Carrothers.
*This line has been crossed out in the MS.
VOL. LXVI, 20
308 JSfotes on New Haven Families [Oct.
Isaiah Young, age 28, height 5-6, farmer, Monaghan, fair.
Henry Hose, age 25, height 5-7, Merchant, a Citizen of the United States
ot America.
/
NOTES ON NEW HAYEN FAMILIES
By Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., of New Haven, Conn.
Mansfield
1. EiCHARD^ Mansfield, of New Haven, married at St. Mary Archer,
Exeter, England, 10 Aug. 16o6, Gillian Drake, and died at New
Haven 10 Jan. 1665. His widow married secondly Alexander Field, and
died in 1669.
2. Joseph'-^ Mansfield {Richard'^), the elder of his two sons, was bom
about 1638, and died 15 Nov. 1692. He married Mary Potter,
daughter of William and Frances (Register, vol. 54, p. 24). In
Mansfield's " Descendants of iiichard and Gillian Mansfield," pub-
lished in 1885, is a very incomplete account of Joseph's family,
and it says of his daughters Mary and Elizabeth that they *' prob-
ably died unmarried." An entry in the New Haven County Court
Records (vol. 1, p. 210), dated 14 June, 1693, mentions Joseph's
widow Mary and his children, Mary Tirhan, Martha Sperry, Marcy
Bristow, JSilence Wilcocks, Elizabeth Johnson, Comfort Benham,
Joseph Mansfield, Ebenezer Mansfield, and Japhet Mansfield.
Children :
3. i. Mary,8 b. 6 Apr. 1658.
ii. Martha, b. 18 Apr. 1660; m. Richard Sperry, b. 20 Jan. 1652,
(1. 1734.
iii. Mercy, b. 26 July 1662 ; d. after 1734 ; m. John Bristol, b. 4 Sept.
1659, d. at Newtown, Conn., abt. 1735.
4. iv. Silence, b. 24 Oct. 166-1.
V. Elizabeth, b. 20 Sept. 1666 ; m. Lieut. William Johnson, son of
William and Sarah (Hall), b. 5 Sept. 1665, d. 1742. William and
Elizabeth Johnson of New Haven, she being daughter of Joseph
Mansfield, dec, acknowledged receipt of their portion from their
uncle, Nathaniel Potter, Sr., he being brother to their mother,
Mary Mansfield, dec. (New Haven Deeds, vol. 5, p. 131, recorded
1718).
vi. Comfort, b. 6 Dec. 1668; m. John Benham, b. 15 Sept. 1664,
d. 1744.
vii. John, b. 8 Apr. 1671 ; d. 22 Dec. 1690.
viii Joseph, b. 27 Dec. 1673; d. 8 Oct. 1739; m. Elizabeth Thomas,
b. abt. 1677, d. 4 Mar. 1763.
ix. Ebenezer, b. 6 Feb. 1677 ; d. 3 Aug. 1745 ; m. 20 Apr. 1710, Hannah
Bassett, who d. 22 Jan. 1766.
X. Japhet, b. 8 July 1681 ; d. 1745 ; m. 16 Jan. 1703, Hannah Bradley,
who d. 27 Oct. 1768.
3. Mary^ Mansfield {Josephy^ Richard'^) was born 6 Apr. 1658. In
the County Court record referred to above, her married name' is
o-iven as Tirhan, a variant for Turhand. The only man in the
vicinity bearing this uncommon name, who could be her husband,
was Thomas Tirhan of Guilford, Conn., who died in 1696, leaving
1912] JVotes on New Haven Families 309
a widow Mary and children Henry, Samuel, and Abigail (New
Haven County Court Records, vol. 1, p. 241). But Mary had been
married before, as administration on the estate of Henry Wise of
Guilford, deceased, was granted, 11 June 1684, to his widow Mary
(County Court Records, vol. 1, p. 147), and in June 1686, there is
further record of this estate, mentioning the widow Mary, Thomas
Terhan present husband to the relict, and two children, unnamed
(County Court Records, vol. 1, p. 160). John Hill of New Haven,
who was born 10 Jan. 1650, and died 1710, married for his second
wife, Aug. 1703, Mary Turhan. Consequently Mary married first
Henry Wise of Guilford; secondly Thomas Turhand of Guil-
ford; and thirdly John Hill of New Haven. In 1712, adminis-
tration on the estate of Mary Hill of New Haven, deceased, was
granted to Henry Turhand of Wallingford ; and the estate was
distributed to her son Henry, daughter Mary wife of Israel Barnes,
and the heirs of her daughter Sarah Wright, deceased (New Haven
Probate Records, vol. 4, pp. 55, 89).
Children by first husband :
i. Sarah* Wise, m. Wright.
ii. Mary Wise, d. after 1756 ; m. 31 Dec. 1707, Israel Barnes of New
Haven, b. 22 Apr. 1680, d. 1751.
Children by second husband :
iii. Henry Turhand, of Wallingford; m. 7 Nov. 1712, Elizabeth
Merriman, b. 4 May 1G93.
iv. Samuel Turhand, not named hi the distribution of his mother's
estate.
V. Abigail Turhand, not named in the distribution of her mother's
estate.
4. Silence' Mansfield (Joseph,^ Richard^) was born 24 Oct. 1664.
The Mansfield Genealogy says she married a Chatfield, and there
is plenty of evidence to prove that her second husband was a Chat-
field ; but the County Court record previously mentioned gives
her name, in 1693, as Wilcocks. The Wilcox and Wilcoxson
families of Connecticut descend from William Wilcoxson of Strat-
ford, one of whose sons, Obadiah, settled in East Guilford, and
died in 1714, leaving widow Silence. The comparative infrequency
of the name Silence, together with the fact that Silence Mansfield's
sister Mary married two Guilford men, make it probable that
Obadiah Wilcoxson was her husband ; and furthermore, Oba-
diah' s daughter Jemima married Rev. John Merriman of South-
ington, and had a grandson Norman Mansfield Merriman, whose
name helps to substantiate the theory ; but the following would
seem absolute proof. In 1750, Samuel* Mansfield (Ebenezer,^
Joseph,^ Richard^) died without issue, and his estate, excepting the
widow's dower, reverted to his uncles and aunts (of whom Silence
was one) or their representatives. On 22 May 1753, John Merri-
man and his wife Jemima of Farmington, and Mindwell Hill and
Thankful Norton, widows, of Guilford, deeded to Joel Bradley of
New Haven one-fifth part of land that was Samuel Mansfield's,
deceased (New Haven Deeds, vol. 17, p. 358). As Jemima,
Thankful, and Mindwell were daughters of Obadiah Wilcoxson by
his wife Silence, and as this deed proves them to be heirs of Samuel
Mansfield, their mother must have been this Silence Mansfield
310 JVbtes on New Haven Families [Oct.
whose name in 1693 is given as Wilcocks. She was Obadiah's third
wife, and considerably younger than he. By his first wife, Mary
. , he probably had Ephraim and Janna (cf. Savage's " Gene-
alogical Dictionary," and Wilcox's " The Descendants of William
Wilcoxson," published in 1893) ; and according to Savage, his
second wife was Lydia . She was Lydia Ailing of New
Haven, daughter of John and Pollen (Bradley), born 2 Aug. 1656,
an identification which is proved by the fact that John Ailing, in
his will of 6 May 1689, names his grandchildren Ebenezer and
Mary Wilcocks (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 2, p. 80). By
Lydia, Obadiah had: Mary, born 1676, married Thomas Munson
of New Haven ; Lydia, born 1678, died young; Obadiah, born 1679,
died young; Ebenezer, born 1682. By Silence, Obadiah had
Children :
i. TmoTHY* Wilcoxson, b. 15 Nov. 1690; d. before his father, with-
out issue (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 295).
li. John Wilcoxson, b. 9 Nov. 1692: cl. 1 May 1753; m. 11 Jan. 1719,
Deborah Parmelee.
lii. Joseph Wilcoxson, b. abt. 1694 ; d. 15 July 1770 ; m. 1722, Hannah
GOODALE.
iv. MiNDWELL Wilcoxson, m. 20 Apr. 1714, D^vniel Hn.L of Guilford.
V. Jemima Wilcoxson, b. 30 Oct. 1699 ; m. at Wallingford, 24 Feb.
1726, Rev. John Merriman of Southiugton, b. 16 Oct. 1691, d. 17
Feb. 1784.
vi. Thankful Wilcoxson, b. 4 Apr. 1702; m. 6 Sept. 1722, Samuel
Norton of Guilford,
vii. Silence (?) Wilcoxson, for whose existence Savage is authority.
Munson-Ferns
Samuel^ Munson, son of Samuel'^ and Martha (Bradley), and grandson
of Capt. Thomas^ and Joanna, was born 28 Feb. 1669, resided in Walling-
ford, Conn., and died 23 Nov. 1741. According to Munson's ''The Mun-
son Record " (p. 90), his first wife was Martha , who died 7 Jan.
1707, leaving eight children. The following facts shed some light on this
lady's identity, which has hitherto remained a mystery. In May 1704,
administration on the estate of Samuel Ferns, Sr., of New Haven, deceased,
was granted to Thomas Sperry. Later in the same year, an agreement
was made by Thomas Sperie and Sam^^ Munson, sons-in-law to Samuel
Ferns of New Haven, deceased, providing for the disposal of his estate and
for the maintenance of Samuel Ferns [Jr.] (New Haven County Court
Records, vol. 2, pp. 152, 173). Since Samuel Munson's first wife, Martha,
was living at this time, it seems certain that she was a daughter of Samuel
Ferns. Her birth and marriage are not recorded in the vital records,
where we find the bu^ths of three of his children : Samuel, Elizabeth, and
John. As Samuel, Jr., had to be maintained by his brother-in-law, it is
likely that he was an invalid or an imbecile. Although he was heir to
some property, he executed no deeds, and there is no probate of his estate.
Probably it went to Thomas Sperry in return for maintenance. As for
the son John, he seems to have died in his father's lifetime. In 1705, Widow
Sackett and her son John were appointed guardians to John, son of John
Ferns, deceased (New Haven County Court Records, vol. 2, p. 202). On
26 June 1712, James Ferns, minor child of John Ferns, late resident at
Woodbury, deceased, chose Serj* Samuel Mundson of Wallingford to be
his guardian (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 54). In 1724, on
the death of James Ferns of Milford, some dispute arose as to whether his
1912] Diary of Jeremiah Weave ^ Jr. 311
estate should go to his uncle, Samuel Ferns of New Haven, or to John
Olmstead of Norwalk, whose wife was sister of the half blood to the de-
ceased (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 5, pp. 200, 216). As the court
decided in favor of the uncle, it is assumed that the estate came from the
father's side, and that Olmstead's wife was half-sister on the mother's side ;
and this is substantiated by the Norwalk records, which show that John
Olmstead's wife was Mary, daughter of Robert Small, " transient, sometime
of Norwalk." From these facts and conjectures it is possible to construct
this pedigree of the family :
1. Samuel^ Ferns, of New Haven, died in 1704.
Children :
i. Samuel,=^ b. 2 July 1663; living in 1724; probably d. unm.
11. Elizabeth, b. 7 Dec. 1665; d. 22 Apr. 1718; m. 18 Nov. 1684,
Thomas SrERHY, b. 13 July 1658, d. 1722.
2. HI. John, b. 3 Mar. 1668.
iv. Maktha, b. abt. 1670; d. 7 Jan. 1707; m. abt. 1688, Samuel Mun-
SON of Walliiigford, b. 28 Feb. 1669, d. 23 Nov. 1741.
2. JoHN^ Ferns {Samuel'^), born 3 Mar. 1668, died before 1705, and
probably before his father. He lived at Woodbury, Conn., and
married the widow of Robert Small, who, by her former husband,
had a daughter Mary Small, who married, 29 Feb. 1718, John
Olmstead of Norwalk, Conn.
Children :
i. John,^ must have d. unm. before his brother, unless his name,
which appears only in the modern copy of the com*t records, be a
clerical error for James.
ii. James, of Milford, Conn., d. unm. 1724.
DIARY OF JEREMIAH WEARE, JR., OF YOKK, ME.
Transcribed by Samuel G. Webber, M.D., of Boston
[Concluded from page 265J
[p. 77, cont'd]
march the 4th 1836 mrs olive Webber the widow to THeodore Departed
this life aged about 70 years She was troubled many years it was
thought she died well march 9th 1836 mrs betsey gooden the widow to
Daniel Departed this life aged about 80
[p. 78]
Wednesday the 30th of may 1821 Elder hobs & Elder parcken [Parchen]
visited us with contempt and had a meeting in the School house on the 3 1st
& mrs Lucy Weare being present she said she heard Elder hobs say he
rejected the people that was with Elder Applebee again & again Repeated
the word regect a number of time it may be that Elder hobs were Ignorant
of the people that were with Elder epplebee by name of apostolical baptist
more than ten years
[p. 79]
A D 1836 may the 8th mr Norton Philips departed this life said to be
aged about 83 he was a soldi'er with me gen Weare in the year 1776
312 Diary of Jeremiah Weave, Jr. [Oct.
during that whole year and was a mess mate and when one of ns was sick
the other took care of him we lived in great harmony with out crossing
one word as I remember I am the last that is living of the mess — now
this is sixty years mr. Philips it was said was converted about twenty
years ago and died a christian, mr Roberson tended his funeral June 28th
1836 mrs Mary Sevey the w^ife of Elikam Sevey he was her fifth husband
her maden name was mary Brown her first husband wakefield 2nd wash -
man 3d mr Joseph Persons 4th Daniel Crosby aged about -7 Departed
this life aged about 70 march A D 1828 mr Samuel Webber Departed
this life aged about 70 years mr francis L. Staples departed this life aged
about 57(?) in march A D 1838
[p. 80]
April 12th 1824 William Weare Broke his leg — he laid on bed until
12th of may then he could Bare no wait on neither foot he had 2 watches
for 35 days January 25th 1837 — Extraordinary Night wonders seen in
the horizon pillors of smoke Red like Blood from the north west to the
East around the Western bord to the East its appearance was about four
or five hours A D 1838 June the widow Simpson of gorge Departed this
life aged 95 Anne Clarke the widow of Samuel Departed this life aged
87 July A D 1838 Betsey gooden the wife of Daniel gooden She being
the mother of eight sons Died happy in the Lord A D 1838 September
25th Stover perkins Departed this life November the 8th 1838 the widow
mrs Hutchins departed this life aged 78 years the widow of Enoch She
Professed religion 30 years
[p. 81]
on the 4th Day of November 1827 Moses Weare was taken with the
Cramps in his stomach and died the Seventh was on the 9th his remains
were in tomb No 23 Stone Chaple Burying Ground — aged thirty seven
years the tenth Day of March last — he left a wife and two children gorge
and Coorline in Boston the place of his residence A D 1836 December
about about the 1 6th with the dropsy and gravil complaint Sent for Doctor
moor about the 20th of sd month the 20th of sd month he could do him no
good September 13th 1846* Lucy Weare Departed this Life aged She
was born April 10th 1754
[p. 82]
Oct 18th 1849t Charles Weare Departed this life October 19th 1849
Sarah Littlefield Departed this life October 28th 1849 Hannah adams the
wife of Samuel Adams Departed this life July the 5 1858 Jeremiah Weare
Departed this life
[p. 83]
Aug 185[8] Ebenezer Littlefield
[p. 84]
September 1849 John perkins Departed this life March 9th 1850
Samuel perkins Departed this life Febu 1850 Francis Staples house was
burnt May the 16th 1860 Samuel Sawyer Departed this life
[p. 85] '
the children of Jeremiah Weare who was Born march 28th 1729 and
Sarah his wife who was the Daughter of Joseph Preble She was born
about the year 1731 it was said her first child Died when Born a son
* This in a different hand.
t This and pages 83-84 are in a different hand*
1912] Diary of Jeremiah Weare, Jr, 313
the 2nd was Jeremiah Born June 3d 1757 — the 3th theodore Born Sept
7th 1759 — the 4th mary may 20th 1 762 = the oth timothy 1764 Auj,^ 4th =
the 6th John June 29th 1766 7th Samuel Born June 7th 1768 8th Sarah
Born Sept 28th 1770 9th mary Born Sept 26th 1773
[p. 86]
the children of William weare and Sarah his wife the Daughter of
theodore Weare their first child Died about * 2nd Steven Born Sept 29th
1817 3d Narcissus Born Feb 25th 1820 4th Hannah ann Born Dec 8th
1821 5 Henrietta December 5th 1823 6 theodosia Born Jan 21 1826 7th
a son william born march 21. 1828 8th a son Born on sabbath evening
about ten o clock on the 27 1 829 September Jeremiah Bradbury De-
cember 23 1832 the 9 child a son Isaiah November the 6th 1834 the tenth
child a son named Alexander February 24th 1837 the eleventh child a
son — Named George Moses
[p. 87]
June 3d 1818 Jer^ Weare Juner Rode to Berwick in Chase Delivered
his Declaration of the Revolutionary war before Judge Green he received
the same Nov 16th 1830 I sent a pition July 23d 1832 I rode to kene-
bunk Barnabus Parlmer Esq maid out my declaration of my serving in
the revolutionary war Judge Ware adminis June 15th 1833 I received
$126 paid Esq Parlmer $15 — william weare 81 — paid Esq wilson H
Seaver $109 — Sept 1833 Esq mcintire Did my business I received about
$30 march 1834 Esq Mc intire did my business I received about $30
[p. 88]
Sept 1834 Alexander Mc intire Esq Did my business for to draw my
Pinson about $30-00 March 1 835 Esq mc intire did my business — $30-00
September 1835 Esq mc intire did my business about 30-00 March 1836
Charles Emerson Esq did my Business about $30-41 Sept 10th 1836
Esq mc intire did my business Esq Joseph tompson got my money and
brought it to sd weare $31-16 March 7th 1837 Esq mc intire Did my
business I received $30-00 September 1837 Esq mc intire did my busi-
ness Joseph tompson Esq got my money about 31-00 March A D 1838
Esq mc intire did my business 30-00
[p. 89]
A D 1821 Jeremiah Weare Departed this life aged 92 he was born
march 28th 1729 the son of Joseph & his mother Mary Webber She lived
with sd Joseph Weare 50 years save seven Days died with the small pox
in the year of 1778 Said Joseph died 1791 Said Jeremiah wife name
was Sarah preble the daughter of Joseph she died in may 1801 Decem-
ber 12th 1833 — I — Jeremiah Weare was taken very sick but got better
in about 2 week December 28 1833 Lucy Weare the wife of sd Jeremiah
was taken sick hurt her side and was very sick all most all winter She
travels no more from house to house nor from village to village warning
the people to flee from the wrath to come A D 1809 mr[s] Lucy Weare
first traviled out and continued travilling and warning the people tell Dec
28 1833
[p. 90]
May 19th 1819 Josiah Webber the son of samuell an aprentice to Jerh
Weare Jun Deserted his master January 31st 1826 tuesday this day is
said to be three degrees Colder than Ever could be remembered A D
1827 a very cold winter and on comon deep snow — a very forward Spring
a very great rain on the 24th of april caried away mr chase Cotton Dam
314 Diary of Jeremiah TFeare, Jr, [Oct.
fulling mill, coin Samuel Webbers gris mill and fulling mill — broke the
old mill Dam, and mr Nortons mill Dam, and carried away all the bridges
on the river and a great part of them were carried into the sea and Na-
thaniel Webbers Carding mill
[p. 91]
Jere Weare September 4th 1819 I gave Jeremiah Bradbury Esq power
to Receive my pinshon for me. Left with him my Certificate and power
in presence of Alexander Mc Intire after this said Bradbury Returned
without the money the papers not being legial then fillt the papees Right
which papers must appear that I was alive after the 4 of Sept 1819 on
the 1st of October Received my pinchon to the 4th of September $120-53
[P- 92]
June 3d 1818 Jereh Weare Jun went to Berwick and Left his Declara-
tion with Judge Green and made Conformation that he Needed his pinchon
July 8th 1818 said Weare went to Berwick and proved his declaration —
AVitnesses David cane & Joseph hilton April 21st 1819 the Hon Judge
green told me he had received my Certificate for my pinchon Which is to
commence on the 3d of June 1818 annually first payment to be September
4th 1819 Sept 4 th 1819 I made oath to my certificate that I was the
person Before Alexan Mc Intire Acknowledged the same
[p. 93]
A D 1830 Feb the 6th Meriam Webber the daughter of David Webber
Departed this Life May 18-1830 William Stover Departed this life
July 8th 1830 Martha aun Freeman living about 12 years old Departed
this life by thunder in the school house between 12 & one oclock the
thunder & lightening on this Day was very shocking Nov 2nd 1830 mr
John Trafton Departed this life aged 42 he was one that loved the lord
and tried to keep his commands he left a wife & — 6 — children a great
loos indeed Nov 6th 1830 James bragdon Departed this life one of the
silect men of the town left a wife & — 6 — childi-en
[p. 94]
Spring 1816 cold & backward May 31st a frost night kills corn June
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th these Days are colder than can be rembered by the
oldest people for the season a frost 8th 9th 10th kills corn beens pumkins
<fcc on the loth the apple trees are mostly out of bloom yet their are
some apple trees that appear in their bloom on the 17th the ground much
killed with the winter their is not more than good feed in the in the fields
on the 17th Some snow on the 6th the 18th pleasant rain 19th clear of
warm the first summer weather 20th the trees just clear of their Blossoms
We have the account of the snow on the 6th here a little None to lay very
cold on common cold Never the like Remebered by the oldest people
[p. 95]
on the 6th of June 1816 the snow I mentioned we have the perticular
account in public print in the back contary 50 or 60 or 70 miles North it
snowed the 7th 8th 9th the snow was 12 inches when held up the snow
lays on the ground or mountains 3 days the ground is said to be frozen 3
inches in the Back contary this cold seems to chill Every growing thing
on the earth about the 20th the things begins to revive part of July very
Dry but some warm Weather august the first part very warm the 1 2th
the corn Begins to Band out very warm tell the 21st at night a fi'ost kills
potatoes on swampy ground may about half crop English grain very good
on lomy land — corn backward cut by frost
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[p. 96]
Nov 1816 hay $18-00 ton corn $1.67 bushel January 1817 corn $2.00
open wether tell aboue 15th Feb very cold — the 14th colder than had
been for 37 years viz sence 1780 by the glasses December 1818 warm &
pleasant about 6 inches of snow all went of January 1819 about 2 inches
of snow all went of warm & pleasant all the month february a fue inches
of snow warm and pleasant it is said there has not been so warm march
the 8th comes a snow about 12 inches very high wind on the 15th comes
snow & on the 16th said to be Between 2 & 3 feet on the 17th all the
Roads are filled with snow Feb 8th 1852 Betsey Littlefield died
[p. 97]
July loth 1817 the President of the united States mr monro passed by
bound East accompanied with militia officers & troops in uniform about one
hundred Lucy Weare & mercy mack Saluted them with a hymn called
the millinium December 12th 1833 I was taken sick December 28th 1833
mrs Weare was taken sick and remained sick now it is the 24 of march
Mrs Lucy Weare began to Departed this life January ''^ the sixteenth 1848
William Weare aged 65 June 2 1853 Rufus Weare Departed this Life
SOME DESCENDANTS OF JOEL JENIHNS OF
BRAINTREE AND MALDEN, MASS.
[Concluded from page 273]
By C. Harold Floyd, S.B., LL.B., A.M., of New York, N. T.
12. Nathaniel* Jenkins {Nathaniel,^ Lemuel^ Joel'^)^ born at Maiden
4 May 1721, died 19 Mar. 1776. He married, 1 May 1746, Abi-
gail Baldwin, born about 1720, died 17 Nov. (gravestone, 17
Oct.) 1779, daughter of Joseph and Sarah of Maiden. In early life
he was a shoemaker, but being of feeble constitution and unable to
stand the work, the selectmen induced him to become the Maiden
schoolmaster. After a year of study under the Rev. Mr. Emerson,
in 1781 he reluctantly entered upon his new duties, and continued
in the position until his death. He seems to have had a natural
aptitude for this work, but his strict discipline and ready rod were
remembered long after he had passed away. He also was town
clerk. A sketch of his life is given in Corey's History of Maiden,
page 625. (See also Drake's Middlesex County, vol. 2, page 120.)
Administration on his estate was granted 2 Sept. 1776, to Jonathan
Porter, gent.; and on 1 Dec. 1784, Samuel Waite was appointed
administrator de bonis non. His sons appear to have removed from
Maiden, and one, at least, went to New York State.
Children :
i. Nathaniel,^ b. 21 Aug. 1750.
ii. Samuel, b. 12 Dec. 1751.
lit. Sarah, b. 25 Aug. 1754.
iv. Abigail, b. 9 Mar. 1756.
V. Phebe, b. 30 July 1757; d. 1 Feb. 1826; m. 24 Oct. 1776, Jacob
Pratt of Maiden, b. abt. 1754, d. 22 May 1844. Children : 1. Phehe,
b. 30 Apr. 1777. 2. Abigail, b. 16 Aug. 1778. 3. Thomas, b. 23
* In another hand.
316 Descendants of Joel Jenhins [Oct.
Jan. 1780. 4. Jacob, b. 14 May 1781. 6. Ohed, b. 5 June 1782
6. William, b. 12 Sept. 1783. 7. Nathaniel, b. 29 Jan. 1785. 8
Abigail, b. 15 June 1786; d. Oct. 1791. 9. Adoniram, b. 22 Jan
1788. 10. Sarah, b. 29 July 1789. 11. Mary, b. 21 Oct. 1790
d. 12 Oct. 1837. 12. Abigail, b. 10 Mar. 1792. 13. Asa, b. 1 Mar
1794. 14. Jesse, b. 6 Jan. 1798: d. 25 Jan. 1798. 15. Elijah, b. 5
Mar. 1800. 16. Lydia, b. 22 July 1802.
vi. Obadiah, b. 21 Dec. 1758; served in the Revolution in Capt. Naler
Hatch's Company, for eight months in 1775 ; served in Rhode
Island, May to July, 1777; enlisted ''for the war" 21 Dec. 1779,
and served in the light company of the 8th Mass. Regt.
vii. William, b. 6 Sept. 1761.
viii. Enoch, b. 16 Aug., abt. 1763; d. at Java, N. Y., 5 Jan. 1846; served
in the Revolution, enlisting in 1777 at the age of 14, and again
"for the war" 21 Dec. 1779. On one occasion he attracted the
attention of Baron Steuben, who warmly commended him for his
soldierly bearing. (For an interesting account of the episode, see
Gen. La Fayette's Memoirs (Hartford, 1825), p. 164, quoted in
Corey's Hist, of Maiden, p. 819.)
13. Thomas^ Jenkins {Nathaniel,^ Lemuel,'^ Joel ^), born at Maiden 6 June
1727, married, 5 Apr. 1753, Jemima Smith, born in 1726, daughter
of Abraham and Elizabeth (Pierce) of Reading. He resided at
Maiden, and later at Reading, and was possibly the Thomas who
was lost on the armed brigantine Massachusetts in 1778. It is
difficult to distinguish him from another of the same name who
came from Boston and appears at least once on the Maiden records.
Children :
i. Jemima,* b. 27 Jan. 1754.
ii. Thomas, b. 31 May 1755.
iii. Stephen, b. 20 Feb. 1757.
14. Lemuel^ Jenkins (N^athamel,^ Lemuel,^ Joel}), born at Maiden 12
June 1736, died at Townsend, Mass., 14 Sept. 1798 (gravestone,
aged 63). He married, 20 Dec. 1757, Sarah Wesson of Read-
ing, who died at Townsend 28 Feb. 1807, aged 79. He removed
from Maiden to Reading previous to his marriage. He was a joiner
by occupation, and a soldier in Capt. Eaton's Troop in the French
and Indian War. On 12 Dec. 1766, while a resident of Reading,
he joined William Wesson of Billerica in the purchase of land at
Townsend, where he afterwards resided. In his will, dated 1 June
and proved 16 Oct. 1798, he mentions wife Sarah, sons Lemuel
and Samuel, and daughters Sarah Knight, Ruth Walker, and Susan-
na Jenkins.
Children, the first five born at Reading, the others at Townsend :
i. Sarah,5 b. 9 Oct. 1758 ; m. 18 Feb. 1796, Edward Knight of Wor-
cester.
ii. Elizabeth, b. 18 Jan. 1761 ; d. 27 Sept. 1784.
iii. Ruth, b. 11 Jan. 1763 ; m. 25 May 1791, Joseph Walker of Ashby.
iv. Susanna, b. 6 May 1765 ; m. 7 Mar. 1805, Jonathan Hold of Town-
send.
21. v. Lemuel, b. 19 Eeb. 1767.
22. vi. Samuel, b. 11 Aug. 1769.
vii. John, b. 13 Dec. 1773 ; d. 16 Sept. 1777.
15. John* Jenkins {Nathaniel,^ Lemuel,'^ JoeV-), born at Maiden 30 July
1740, died 2 Mar. 1809. He married, 27 Mar. 1765, Hannah
Monk of Lynn, who died 21 Oct. 1828, aged 87. He resided at
Maiden, was in the company of Capt. Thomas Cheever at Fort
I
I
1912] Descendants of Joel Jenkins 317
Cumberland, Mar. 1759 to Nov. 1760, and served in the companies
of Capt. Blaney and Capt. Dana in the Revolution. He was also
on the Committee of Correspondence, 1779-80.
Child :
23. 1. JoHN,^ b. 13 Jan. 1766.
16. Joseph'* Jenkins {Joseph,^ Lemuel,^ Joel^), born at Maiden 29 Mar.
1732, died there 18 Dec. (gravestone, 9 Dec.) 1797. He married,
28 Mar. 1779, Piiebe Newhall, born about 1748, died 19 Jan.
1814, who married secondly, 6 Mar. 1800, Jabez Lynde of Mai-
den. He resided at Maiden, and served in the Revolution on the Lex-
ington Alarm in 1775, with Capt. Blaney at Point Shirley in 1776,
and afterwards in the lines at Boston.
Child :
i. Nancy,* b. 4 Nov. 1779; d. 29 June 1812; m. 30 Jan. 1798, John
Lynde of Maiden. Children: 1. John, b. 4 Mar. 1799. 2. Jo-
seph, b. 27 Sept 1800. 3. Nancy, b. 12 July 1802. 4. Jacob Per-
kins, b. 10 Sept. 1804. 5. Amos Porter, b.*26 Oct. 1806. 6. Wil-
liam, b. 13 Sept. 1808. 7. Mary, b. 15 Dec. 1811.
17. Samuel^ Jenkins {Joel,^ Ohadiah^ Joel}), born at Reading in 1709
(Eaton's History of Reading), was buried there 9 Mar. 1787, aged
78. He married Rebecca , who was buried 5 Dec. 1789,
aged about 71. He was called of Andover in 1745, when he bought
a part of Peter Osgood's farm in that town, and again in 1750 and
1756 when he joined with his brothers and sisters, "heirs to our
hon'd Father Joel Jenkins " of Wilmington, in the sale of land at
Wilmington and Chelsea. He was a husbandman or yeoman. In
his will, dated 12 Oct. 1785, proved 2 Apr. 1787, he mentions his
wife Rebekah, sons Joel and Benjamin, the children of his deceased
son Samuel, daughter Lydia, the children of his daughter Mary
Jones, and his grandson Samuel.
Children : *
24. i. Samuel,^ b. 20 Sept. 1743.
ii. Rebekah, b. 5. Jan. 1744/5.
iii. Lydia, b. 9 Nov. 1746; m. 17 Oct. 1765, Josiah Blanchaed, Jr.
iv. A DAUGHTER, b. 26 Mar. 1748.
V. Mary (possibly the above), m. Jones.
vi. Joel, b. 29 Apr. 1751 ; d. 24 Sept. 1753.
vii. Benjamin, b. 15 Aug. 1752 (recorded " Ginkins") ; d. 26 Sept. 1753.
25. viil. Joel, b. 4 June 1754.
26. ix. BENJAanN, b. 7 Dec. 1756.
18. Obadiah^ Jenkins (Joel,^ Ohadtah,^ JoeV-), baptized at Reading
(Wakefield Church records) 8 June 1718, married Lydia .
In a deed dated 1754 he is called of Wilmington, but was living at
Groton in 1756, when he joined with the other heirs of his father in
the sale of land at Chelsea. On the day of the Battle of Lexington
he turned out with four of his sons, in Capt. Farwell's Company of
Col. Prescott's Regiment. He is styled yeoman in deeds.
Children, the first seven born at Wilmington, the others at
Groton :
i. Obadiah,* b. 19 May 1739 ; d. young.
ii. Lydia, b. 6 Sept. 1741 ; d. 5 July 1829 ; m. 26 May 1760, Joseph Saw-
TELLE of Groton, b. abt. 1738, d. Mar. 1822. Children : 1. Zacha-
riah, b. 26 Feb. 1761. 2. Joseph, b. 8 May 1764. 3. Jesse, b. 29
Feb. 1767. 4. Lydia, b. 18 Feb. 1773.
318 Descendants of Joel Jenlcins [Oct.
iii. Elizabeth, b. 28 Mar. 1744.
iv. Susanna, b. 20 Aug. 1746 ; m. 6 Jan. 1767, James Adams.
V. Mary, b. 15 July 1749.
vi. Obadiah, b. 14 May 1751 ; m. 28 Jau. 1773, Lucy Parker; a soldier
in the Revolution, serving in Capt. Farwell's Company on the Lex-
ington Alarm, at Bunker Hill, and in other companies elsewhere;
removed to Stoddard, N. H.
vii. Jonathan, b. 5 July 1753 ; served in Capt. Farwell's Company from
the Lexington Alarm until the Battle of Bunker Hill, where he was
killed 17 June 1775 ; recorded on one of the bronze tablets in
Winthrop Square, Charlestown, erected in memory of those killed
in the battle.
viii. Joel, b. 12 Sept. 1756; served with Ms brothers in Capt. Farwell's
Company, as fifer.
Ix. David, b. 4 Mar. 1758 ; served in the Revolution in Capt. Farwell's
and other companies. The pension rolls give David Jenkins, aged
82 in 1840, of Stoddard, N. H.
X. Lemuel, b. 1 Aug. 1763; probably served in the Revolution; un-
doubtedly the Lemuel Jenkins taxed at Stoddard, N. H., in 1784,
but apparently soon removed from that town. The pension rolls
give Lemuel Jenkins, aged 76 in 1840, of Clinton, Kennebec Coun-
ty, Maine.
19. Joseph^ Jenkins (Joel,^ Obadiah,'^ JoeP), born at Reading 17 Mar.
1725, died 8 Jan. 1808. He married, 16 Nov. 1749, Sarah
Barron, born in 1726, died 7 Mar. 1810, daughter of Timothy and
Hannah of Westford. He inherited land in Maiden from his uncle
Obadiah Jenkins, which he sold to E. Willis by deed dated 12 Apr.
1768, is called yeoman in the many deeds in which he was a party,
resided at Wilmington, and was a soldier in the Revolution. In
his will, dated 3 Aug. 1805, proved 26 Apr. 1808, he mentions his
wife Sarah ; three sons Joel, Joseph, and Benjamin, who were to
have all the real estate, except that Benjamin was to have only a
life interest in his share, with remainder to " his legal heirs " ;
daughters Mary wife of William Hathorne, Sarah wife of Joel
Carter, Lydia wife of Ebenezer Beard, Dorotha wife of John
Foster, and Elizabeth wife of Joseph Peabody ; and grandson Jesse
Butters, son of his daughter Rebecca. To his son-in-law Caleb Eames
he gave one dollar " as an acknowledgment of the connection that
once subsisted between him & my family.' '
Children :
i. Mary,* b. 29 Nov. 1751 ; m. 30 Mar. 1780, William Hathorne of
Woolwich,
ii. Sauaii, b. 10 Apr. 1753; m. 26 Dec. 1771, her cousin Joel Carter,
b. 28 Apr. 1749, son of Joel and Lydia (Jenkins) Carter (no. 9, ix,
3). Children: 1. Joel, b. 7 Apr. 1774. 2. Sarah, b. 17 May 1776.
, 3. Lydia, b. 5 July 1778. 4. Dolly, b. 9 Jan. 1781. 5. Joseph, b.
25 Jan. 1783. 6. Hannah, b. 22 Apr. 1785. 7. William, b. 18 Apr.
1787. 8. Bebecca, b. 14 May 1789. 9. Amaziah, b. 15 Feb. 1792.
10. Mary, b. 20 Apr. 1796. *11. Jarties, b. 15 Dec. 1797.
iii. Lydia, b. 11 July 1754; m. 26 Sept. 1782, Ebenezer Beard, Jr., of
Wilmington, b. 12 Feb. 1752. Children: 1. Abigail, b. 16 Oct.
1783. 2. Ebenezer, b. 2 Mar. 1785.
iv. Dorothy, b. 14 Dec. 1755 ; m. 15 June 1775, John Foster of Read-
ing.
27. V. Joel, b. 23 Sept. 1757.
vi. Rebecca, b. 12 Aug. 1759; d. 10 June 1762.
vii. Joseph, b. 5 Apr. 1761 ; a soldier in the Revolution.
viii. Rebecca, b. 28 Dec. 1762; d. 1784; m. 1782, Lieut. Jesse Butters
of Wilmington, b. 21 Nov. 1761. Child : Jesse, b. 9 Sept. 1783.
1912] Descendants of Joel Jenlcins 319
ix. Hannah, b. 20 May 1764; m. 22 Nov. 1792, Caleb Eames, Jr., of
Wilmington, and probably d. soon, as he appears to have m. again
before 1797.
X. Elizabeth, b. 13 Dec. 17G5; m. 17 Nov. 1796, Joseph Peabody.
28. xi. Benjamin, b. 1 Nov. 1767.
20. EzEKTEL^ Jenkins {Ezekiel,'^ Ezeldel^ Lemuel^^ Joel^)^ born at Maiden
17 Oct. 1736, married, 11 June 1762, Margaret Floyd, born 27
Apr. 1737, daughter of Daniel and Margaret (Jenkins) (no. 6, i, 4)
of Maiden. He lived at Maiden, was a soldier in the Revolution,
and died before 27 Sept. 1783, as he is mentioned as being deceased
in his father's will of that date. His children, viz. : Margaret wife
of Robert Oliver, Mary wife of Joseph Rand, Lois Jenkins, and
Susanna Jenkins, claimed to be heirs of their aunt Margaret Jen-
kins, in 1792 (Middlesex Co. Deeds, vol. 115, p. 248). His widow,
Margaret, was living as late as 12 July 1805.
Children :
i. Margaret,^ b. 25 Apr. 1763 ; m. 28 Nov. 1783, Robert Oliver.
ii. Mary, b. 25 July 1765 ; m. 11 Jan. 1787, Joseph Rand of Medford.
iii. Lois, b. 2 Aug. 1767 : m. 2 Aug. 1797, Benjamin Hovey.
iv. Ezra, b. abt. 1770 ; d. 30 Oct. 1773.
V. Susanna, b. 31 May 1773.
vi. Elizabeth, b. 2 July 1775; d. young.
21. Lemuel^ Jenkins {Lemuel,^ Nathaniel,^ Lemuel,'^ Joel^), born at Read-
ing 19 Feb. 1767, married, Mar. 1798, Rebecca Taixter of
Leominster. He removed with his father to Townsend, where he
was a yeoman.
Children, born at Townsend :
i. PoLLY,6 b. Oct. 1800 ; probably d. 30 Nov. 1841.
ii. Palmer, b. 8. Dec. 1803.
22. Samuel*^ Jenkins {Lemuel,'^ Nathaniel^ Lemuel^- JoeU)^ born at
Townsend 11 Aug. 1769, died there 1 Dec. 1852. He married, 14
Feb. 1792, Elizabeth Sanders of Townsend, who died 6 Apr.
1859, aged 86 years, 5 months. He resided all his life at Townsend,
judging from the records.
Children :
i. ELiZABErH,^'" b. 2 Sept. 1792.
I ii. Samuel, b. 14 Oct. 1795.
■ iii. Sally, b. 1 Aug. 1797 ; d. 6 Nov. 1800,
iv. John, b. 10 Apr. 1799.
V. Sally, b. 20 Mar. 1801.
vi. Asa, b. 23 Oct. 1803.
vli. Joel, b. 24 Dec. 1807.
viii. Mary, b. 26 Nov. 1809.
23. JOHN^ Jenkins {John,^ Nathaniel,^ Lemuel,'^ Joel '^), horn at Maiden
13 Jan. 1766, married, 9 Apr. 1789, Elizabeth Smith. He sold
land at Maiden 30 May 1812, the deed describing him as son and
sole heir of John .Jenkins of Maiden. His father's widow, Hannah,
and his own wife, Elizabeth, released all rights in this property.
He was possibly identical with Dea. John Jenkins of Maiden, " a
worthy and pious member of the Baptist church,"' who died 26 Dec.
1828, aged 53, leaving as his widow and sole heirs Elizabeth Jen-
kins, Elizabeth Waitt, and Ezra Waitt, 2nd. The age givep, how-
ever, does not correspond with his birth record, but neither does it
320 Descendants of Joel Jenkins [Oct.
correspond with that of any other John Jenkins so far discovered,
and is possibly a mistake.
Child :
i. Betsey,^ b. abt. 1792 ; d. 26 Mar. 1797, aged 5.
ii. Elizabeth (possibly), m. 27 Apr. 1815, Ezra Wait, Jr.
24. Samuel^ .Jenkins {Samuel,"^ Joel,^ Obadiah,'^ JoeU), born 20 Sept.
1743, married, 3 Jan. 1766, Anna Upton, born 20 Apr. 1746,
buried 14 May 1806 (age given as Q2)^ daughter of Ebenezer and
Sarah (Goodell) of North Reading (see Upton Genealogy, p. 73).
He served in the Revolution as Sergeant and 2nd Lieutenant in an
Andover Company, and was undoubtedly the " Lt. Jenkins " who,
according to the Andover South Parish Church records,* was buried
at Reading in 1777. He resided in Andover South Parish, and in
his father's will, dated 12 Oct. 1785, was mentioned as deceased.
Children :
1. Anna,^ b. 17 Dec. 1766; m. 17 Dec. 1789, Joseph Batchelder of
Readmg.
ii. Molly, b. 23 July 1768; d. 22 Jan. 1853; m. 29 May 1788, Abiel
Upton of Andover, b. 20 Oct. 1755, d. 15 Aug. 1831.
iii. Sarah, b. 21 Oct. 1770; d. 21 Apr. 1847.
iv. Rebecca, b. 23 Feb. 1773.
V. Samuel, b. 3 Jan. 1775.
vi. Elizabeth, b. 23 Jan. 1777; m. 14 Jan. 1802, Amos Blanchard, Jr.
25. JoEL^ Jenkins {Samuel,'^ Joel^ Ohadiah^ Joel^), born at Andover 4
June 1754, married, 12 Dec. 1776, Martha Carter of Wilming-
ton. He was a private in Capt. Henry Abbot's Company which
marched on the Lexington Alarm in 1775, and saw other Revolu-
tionary service later. He lived at Andover, near the Reading (now
North Reading) line, and part of his homestead was in the latter
town.
Children, recorded as of Joel and Patty :
i. Patty,« b. 26 June 1777; d. 10 Dec. 1836; m. 29 Mar. 1798, Jacob
Burt of Wilmington,
ii. Nabby, b. 26 Nov. 1778 ; m. 29 Nov. 1798, William Lambert Kidder
of Reading, who d. 8 Jan. 1824, aged 54.
iii. Joel, b. 23 Oct. 1780; m. 3 Jan. 1806, Phebe Gray.
iv. Jonathan, b. 4 June 1782 ; m. (int. rec. 9 Jan. 1808) Rebecca Pratt
of Readmg.
V. Lydia, b. 2 Nov. 1783; m. (int. rec. 24 May 1812) Cornelius Gould
of B oxford.
vi. MiCAH, b. 26 July 1786 ; m. Betsey .
vii. Hannah, b. 3 (bapt. 1 Oct.) 1787; m. 4 Oct. 1807, Jacob Jones,
Jr.
viii. Nathan, b. 7 Oct. 1789.
ix. Polly, b. 24 Apr. 1791.
X. Eliab, b. 11 Jan. 1793.
26 Benjamin^ Jenkins {Samuel,^ Joel^ Ohadiah^ Joel^), born at Andover
7 Dec. 1756, married first, 11 Feb. 1779, Peggy Flint, born
about 1760, died 21 Mar. 1804, daughter of Lieut. Benjamin and
Peggy (Sawyer) of North Reading; and married secondly, 19 Nov.
1805, widow Sarah Thompson of Charlestown. He is called
*The Andover brancli of the Jenkins family appears to have lived close by the
Reading (now North Heading) line. Several of the family were baptized in the North
Reading church, and the burials recorded as at Reading probably took place in this
parish.
1912] Descendants of Joel Jenkins 321
Captain, Colonel, and gentleman in the records, resided at Andover,
and died there (being found dead in his bed) 12 Sept. 1834. In
his will, dated 25 Dec. 1818, proved 21 Oct. 1834, he mentions his
wife Sally, and sons Benjamin, Samuel, and William.
Children by first wife :
i. Benjamin,^ b. 4 Apr. 1786; d. 2 May 1835; m. (1) 1 Dec. 1808, Na-
omi Kendall Carter of Wilmiugtou, who d. 10 Feb. 1821, aged
32 ; m. (2) 27 Sept. 1821, Elizabeth Berry of Andover, who
survived him.
ii. Samuel, b. 4 June 1790.
iii. William, b. 30 June 1795 ; m. 21 May 1818, Polly S. Farnum of
Andover.
27. Joel* Jenkins {Joseph,^ Joel^ Ohadiah^ JoeJ})^ born at Wilmington
23 Sept. 1757, married first, 13 June 1784, Elizabeth Walker,
born 15 Feb. 1763, died 3 May 1813, daughter of Timothy and
Eunice of Wilmington ; and married secondly, 2 Aug. 1814, Dor-
othy Morrill of Wilmington. He was in Col. Thomas Poor's
Regiment in the Revolution, from 7 July 1778 to 18 Feb. 1779,
and is credited with several shorter terms of service. Administra-
tion on his estate was granted 22 Aug. 1821 to the widow Dorothy,
and to Timothy W. Jenkins. On 23 Apr. 1822, Timothy Foster
of Wilmington, gent., was appointed guardian of Joel Jenkins and
Thomas Jelferson Jenkins, minors above the age of fourteen and
children of Joel Jenkins, late of Wilmington, deceased, intestate.
He resided at Wilmington near " the principal branch " of the Ips-
wich River.
Children by first wife :
i. Eunice,^ b. 30 Aug. 1784 ; d. 25 Oct. 1825 ; ra. U Aug. 180G, Timothy
Foster of Wilmington, b. 1782, d. 25. Iftar. 1827.
ii. William Williams, b. 22 June 1787; m. 12 Oct. 1813, Sarah Bell.
iii. Elizabeth, d. 13 Aug. 1796.
iv. Hannah, b. 14 July 1795.
V. Timothy Walker, b. 2 Oct. 1797 ; of Wilmington, in a deed of 1839.
vi. Joel, a minor, aged above 14 iu 1«22 ; m. 30 June 1831, Sarah M.
Steele of Wilmington; of Lowell, in a deed of 1839.
vii. Thomas Jefferson, a minor, aged above 14 in 1822 ; of Concord,
in a deed of 1839.
28 Benjamin^ Jenkins {Joseph,'^ Joel^ Ohadiah^ Joel^), born at Wilming-
ton 1 Nov. 1767, married, 20 Feb. 1793, Elizabeth Pearson of
Andover. He had a life interest in one third of his father's real
estate at Wilmington, at the termination of which the property was
to go to his legal heirs. The four children named below moved to
Vermont, and in 1824 and 1825 sold all or part of their interest in
this land, stating in the deeds that it was bequeathed by their grand-
father Joseph Jenkins, of Wilmington, to the children of his son
Benjamin.
Children :
i. Samuel Flint, bapt. 14 Feb. 1796; of Woodstock, Vt., in 1824.
ii. Sarah Barnes, bapt. 25 Nov. 1798 ; m. Hezekiah S. Alex^vnder ;
they were of Hartland, Vt., in 1825.
iii. Marlih, of Hartland, Vt., in 1824.
iv. Joseph, b. 10 Jan. 1802 ; of Hartland, Vt., in 1824.
322 Early English Shermans [Oct.
THE EARLY ENGLISH SHERMANS
By Thomas Townsend Sherman of New York City
In the Register (July 1897), vol. 51, page 309, is an article "
on the '* Ancestry of Rev. John Sherman and Capt. John Sherman,
by a Descendant of Capt. John Sherman," with a tabular Sherman
pedigree. The author, who has since died, was Charles A. White,
Esq., of New Haven, Conn., an experienced and reliable genealo-
gist. His article was mainly based upon the then recently published
Gleanings of Mr, Waters. Mr. White, in the Register for 1900
(vol. 54, pp. 62 and 152), published abstracts of many early Eng-
lish Sherman wills, and an interesting commentary thereon. Since
these publications, I have been engaged, with the assistance of
Messrs. J. Henry Lea and J. R. Hutchinson, in the examination
of English records, and the preparation of a pedigree of the early
Shermans which I hope to publish some day. In these investiga-
tions I have found, I think, the records of the baptisms of Capt.
John Sherman and his brother Richard, and of the burial of John
Sherman, their father, in the Parish Register of Great Horkesley,
Essex, which place is about six miles west of Dedham, where so
many of the Shermans lived and carried on the manufacture of
woolen goods. I published in the Register for 1905 (vol. 59, p.
397) an abstract of the will of Thomas Sherman of Diss, Norfolk
(formerly of Yaxley, Suffolk), proved in 1493, and also Sherman
extracts from the Parish Registers of Yaxley, Diss, and otlier neigh-
boring places. The following will is probably that of a member
of the same family :
Will of John Sherman of Yaxle, dated 20 Aug. 1465. To be buried I
in Yaxle churchyard. To Margaret my wife 10s. yearly for life, and one
acre of wheat and one of barley for a year. To the high aUar (of
Yaxley), for tithes forgotten, 12d. To Robert my son the tenement for-
merl}'^ Robert Sherman's, containing eight acres of land. To my godson
Richard eight acres of land called Fyveacre and Ly Heme. To my wife
Margaret a garden called Bukksyerde. A trental of St. Gregory to be said
for my soul and the souls of my father and mother. A churchale to be
held in Yaxley church. Executors : Robert Sherman my son, and his son
William. Witnesses: None. Proved 2 Oct. ]466, by the executors.
(Bury St. Edmunds Wills. Archdeaconry of Sudbury, Bk. IJ, fo. 384.)
A trental is thirty successive daily requiem masses, and a churchale
is a festival at which ale is used.
The garden called " Bukksyerde," that is Bukks Yard, mentioned
in this will, was doubtless the same or part of the same property
mentioned in the will of Thomas Sherman of Yaxley, dated 20 Jan.
1551 (Register, vol. 54, p. 153), as his messuages and closes
called " Bukkys Lede," that is, Bukkys Tenement. The will of
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John Sherman of Yaxley, proved in 1504 (Register, vol. 54, p.
152), mentions his son Thomas and his daughter Margery. The
will of this son Thomas, proved in 1551 (Register, vol. 54, p.
153), mentions his sister Lokwood. She was Margery Sherman
who married Robert Lockwood of Eye in Suffolk, situated about
two miles east of Yaxley, whose will is as follows :
Will of Robert Lockwood of Eye, dated 25 May 1558. To be buried
in the Churchyard of Eye. To the restoration of the Church of Eye 6s. 8d.
To the poor of Eye 10s. Towards the making of the organs 2s. To my
daughter Marie, now wife of John Ward, £6 13s. 4d. on condition that her
husband do make her a jointure of a piece of land according to agreement
betwixt him and me. To daughter Ann, now wife of Anthony Barker, 40s.
and household stuff. To Margerie my wife all my plate for the term of
her life, and after her death Thomas Sherman the younger shall have my
silver goblet, and Marie my daughter my silver spoons. To Marie Wol-
man, Margerie T^^^ck, and William Wolman, 20s. each. To my daughter
Mary's sister, dwelling beyond Donkaster, 40s. My meadow purchased of
Robert Byrce of Eye, and my barn, yard and garden purchased of Morres,
shall be sold, and yf my nevie Thomas Sherman have them I will he pay
for them but £17 6s. 8d. To Thomas Sherman one of my coffers of
Waynskott. To Ann Chappell a chair. To Fraunces Sherman 6s. 8d.,
James Sherman 6s. 8d,, and Anthony Sherman 6s. 8d. To Robert Chappel
a dublet of ruffells, friend Mr. Robert Bate a coffer, Robert Chappell my
bay mare with ye fole by her side, my wife Margerie my gray mare, and
William Hearing a coffer. Residuary legatee and executrix, my wife Mar-
gerie. Witnesses : Thomas Sherman, Thomas Rypps, Richard Thyrkettle,
vicar. Proved 19 Jan. 1558/9. (Bury St. Edmunds Wills, 1558, fo. 461.)
Thomas Sherman, Fraunces Sherman, James Sherman, and An-
thony Sherman, mentioned in this will, were sons of Thomas Sher-
man of Yaxley, and nephews of Margery, the wife of Robert Lock-
wood. Thomas Sherman, the younger, was the son of Thomas
Sherman, the nephew of Mrs. Lockwood. Robert Lockwood, the
testator, was perhaps the son of Robert Lockwood whose will, un-
dated, was proved 30 Apr. 1540. He mentioned his wife Isabell,
his sons Francis, John, Robert, Edward, Thomas, Richard, and
George, his mother Parbrad, and property called Andrews and
Stobbyng. Executors : John Lockwood of Wethersett, and Isabell,
the testator's wife. (Bury St. Edmunds Wills, 1537/41, fo. 206.)
The Parish Register of Great Horkesley, Essex, has the follow-
ing entries :
Baptisms
1612 John Sherman 3 Sept.
1614 Richard Sherman 7 Aug.
Burial
1615/16 John Sherman 24 Jan.
These are the baptisms of Capt. John Sherman and his brother
Richard, and the burial of their father, John Sherman. In the Ded-
VOL. LXVI. 21
324 Early English Sherraans [Oct.
ham Parish Eegister is the entry of the baptism, on 16 Nov. 1617,
of Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Kogers. This is the half sister
of Capt. John Sherman. Mr. White shows (Register, vol. 51,
p. 310) that John^ Sherman (Henry, ^ Henry^), the father of Capt.
John Sherman, married Grace Makin prior to 14 May 1610, the
date of the will of her father Tobias Makin of Fingrinhoe, Essex
(Register, vol. 50. p. 286), who mentions Grace Sherman, his
daughter ; that she had two sons John and Richard Sherman ; that
prior to 2 Sept. 1625, the date of the will of her cousin Ann (Sher-
man) Anger (Register, vol. 50, p. 402), Grace (Makin) Sherman
had married Thomas Rogers ; and that she had a daughter Eliza-
beth by Thomas Rogers. The Dedham Parish Register gives the
baptism of Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Rogers, on 16 Nov. 1617.
This shows that Grace (Makin) Sherman, whose first husband,
John Sherman, was buried at Great Horkesley on 24 Jan. 1616,
as shown above, must have married Thomas Rogers wdthin about
a year thereafter, and that they were probably living at or near
Dedham when their daughter Elizabeth was baptized.
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers came to Watertown, Mass., about 1630,
with Capt. John Sherman and Elizabeth Rogers, who afterwards
married Daniel Smith. Richard Sherman remained in England.
Many entries in the Dedham Parish Register are given by Mr.
Waters in the Register (vol. 50, p. 415). I have, however, re-
cently had this parish register examined by Messrs. Lea and
Hutchinson, and some of the entries therein found by them, and
not mentioned by Mr. Waters, are given below. These show that
the daughter of Henry Sherman of Colchester (will proved 1590,
Register, vol. 50, p. 281), who married Nicholas Fynce or Fince,
was named Alice, that she died in 1580, and was buried at Dedham
on 20 Oct. 1580. William Petfield married another daughter of
Henry Sherman.
Dedham Parish Register
Baptisms
1564, Dec. 5, Nicholas, son of Nicholas Fince.
1566, Nov. 15, Judeth, dau. " '' "
1567, Nov. 2, Susan, dau. of William Petfyld.
1569, Mch. 6, Nicholas, son of Nicholas Fince.
1569, Dec. 5, Mathew, son of William Petfyld.
1572, Jan. 27, Anne, dau. of Nicholas Fynce.
1573, Mch. 23, Samuel, son of Nicholas and Alice Fynce.
1573, Nov. 1, Richard, son of William and Judeth Pettfyld.
1576, May 20, Elizabeth, dau. of William and Judeth Pettfyld.
1578, Apl. 27, Alee, dau. of Nicholas and Alee Fynce.
1583, Aug. 11, Deborah, dau. of William Pettfild.
1587, June 5, Judeth, dau. of William Aunger.
1587, July 4, Sarah, dau. of Edmund Sharman.
1587, July 25, Ezechiell, son of Henry Sharman.
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1591, Feb. 17, Sarah, dau. of Edmund and Anne Sharman and Susan, dau.
of Symond and Phebe Fenne together.
1592, Mch. 28, Mary, dau. of William Anger.
Oct. 1, dau. of Simon Fenn.
Aug. 28, Henry, son of Symon Fenne.
Jan. 15, Susan, dau. of William Anger.
Aug. 7, Symon, son of S3^mon Fenne.
May 5, Edmund, son of William Anger.
Nov. 30, dau. of Anthony Whiting.
Aug. 14, dau. of Simon Fenn.
Nov. 30, dau. of Anthony Whiting.
Feby. 2, Clement, son of Simon Fenn.
Mch. 15, Susan, dau. of Finch.
Sept. 13, Susan, dau. of Anthony Whiting.
Feb. 14, Elizabeth, dau. of William Anger the elder.
Oct. 26, Samuel, son of Simon and Phebe Fenn.
Sept. 3, Simon and Pheby, children of Anthony Whiting.
July 25, Gilbert, son of Gilbert Hills.
Mch. 17, John, son of Anthony Whiting.
Mch. 31, Edmund, son of John Ainger.
Dec. 20, John, son of Gilbert Hillis.
Jan. 4, John, son of Edmund Sherman.
May 31, John, son of Goodman Pettfield.
Nov. 5, dau. of John Angger.
Nov. 16, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Rogers.
April 12, Anne, dau. of Ezekiel Sherman.
Jany. 6, Samuel, son of Robert and Martha Makin.
Feby. 20, p]lizabeth, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth Sherman.
Apl. 2, Daniel, son of Robert and Martha Makin.
June 23, Anne, dau. of Bezaleel and Anne Anger.
June 7, Martha, dau. of Ezekiell and Martha Sherman.
June 14, Martha, dau. of Richard and Martha Sherman.
Oct. 18, Martha, dau. of Robert and Martha Makin.
Feb. 13, Edward, son of Edward and Martha Sherman.
Burials
March 6, Elizabeth Fince, dau. of Nicholas.
Dec. 15, Nicholas Fince, son of Nicholas.
Mch. 25, Richard HUls.
Apl. 2, Anne Fynce, dau. of Nicholas.
July 27, William Pettfyld, son of William.
Feby. 3, Nicholas Fynce, son of Nicholas.
May 6, Matthew Pettfyld.
Nov. 21, son of William Pettfyld..
Feby. 4, child of Edmund and Anne Sherman bom and buried.
Oct. 20, Alice, wife of Nicholas Fince.
Aug. 22, Man child of William Petfyld.
May 27, Paul Cooper, servant to Henry Sherman.
Aug. 22, Deborah, dau. of William Pettfyld.
Nov. 27, Samuel, son of Nicholas Fince.
Jany. 25, James Makyn.
Feby. 28, Nicholas Fmche.
Apl. 9, Judith, wife of William Petfyld.
326 Early English Shermans [Oct.
1602, Aug. 28, Wiiliam, son of John Anger.
1610, Aug. 25, John, son of Anthony Whiting.
1610, Aug. 28, Henry Sharman, the elder,
1610, Sept. 13, Henry Sharman, his wife.
1612, Dec. 5, Sara, dau. of Samuel and Philip Sharman.
1641, May 21, Mary, wife of Thomas Makin.
1641, July 30, Robert, son of Thomas Makin.
1641, Sept. 30, Mary Hills, widow.
1643, Feb. 7, Henry Sherman.
1644, May 27, Daniel, son of Robert Makin.
1 644, Sept. 4, Bezaleel, son of John Sherman.
1644, Oct. 30, Samuel Sherman.
1645, June 7, Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Makin.
1646, Feby. 4, Thomas Makin.
1646, Aug. 23, Hester Sherman, widow.
1647, Jany. 3, Martha, dau. of Robert Makin.
1647, Nov. 3, Anne, dau. of Benjamin Sherman.
1647, Nov. 8, Elizabeth Hills.
1648, Feb. 3, Elizabeth, wife of Henry Reynolds.
1648, Aug. 23, Henry, son of Henry Sherman.
1649, July 1, John, son of Daniel Sherman.
1649, Dec. 1, Alice Makin, widow.
Marriages
1563, April 6, Edmund Willson and Marion Smyth.
1569, April 25, Edmund Sharman and Anne Pellat.
1581, June 5, Henry Sharman, widower and Maryan Willson, widow.
1591, July 6, William Anger, widower and Joyce Hedg, single woman,
1601, Jan. 26, Thomas Willson and Margaret Aldertun, widow.
1610, Msij 3, Richard Backler and Anna Sherman.
1647, Mch. 25, Henry Fenne and Hester Sherman, both single and of this
parish.
I have also many extracts from Manor Court Rolls, records of
Proceedings in Chancery and other Courts, including Court of Star
Chamber, Court of Augmentations, Court of Common Pleas, Court
of Wards and Court of Kings Bench, and De Banco Plea Rolls,
giving interesting facts about the Shermans brought out in their
litio^ations amono: themselves and with others.
The following extract from the De Banco Plea Rolls just obtained
shows that the Shermans were at Yaxley before 1395, and that
Henry Sherman, who died in or prior to that year, owned land there
in which, in May 1395, Johan his widow claimed dower against
Thomas Sherman, wdio may have been a son, and others (Roll 538 :
182— Trinity, 18-19 Richard II. [May, 1395]) :
Suffolk Roger Glendale and Johan his wife, by William Bathe their at-
torney, proffer themselves the ^^-^ day against John Wrenne of Yaxlee,
John Dune, Thomas Sharman, Thomas Cokke and Thomas Attehowe of a
plea of the third part of twelve acres of land with appurtenances in Yaxlee
which they claim in dower, of the dowering of Henry Sharman, formerly
her [i. e., Johan's] husband. The Sheriff is ordered to seize the aforesaid
third part into the hands of the king.
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THE HOTCHKISS FAMILY
By Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., of New Haven, Conn.
1. Samuel^ Hotchkiss, who appeared very early in New Haven, Conn.,
is traditionally supposed to have been a native of County Essex, England,
but no proof of this has been found. He married, 7 Sept. 1642, Eliza-
beth Cleverly, and died 28 Dec. 1663.
Children :
2. i. JoHN,2 b. abt. 1643.
3. ii. Samuel, b. abt. 1645.
iii. Sarah, m. Jekemiah Johnson of Derby. He and Joshua Hotchkiss
are called brothers in Court records.
4. Iv. Joshua, b. 16 Sept. 1651.
6. V. Thomas, b. 31 Aug. 1654.
6. vi. Daniel, b. 8 June 1657.
2. John'^ Hotchkiss {Samuel^), born about 1643, died at New Haven
in 1689. He married, 4 Dec. 1672, Elizabeth Peck, born 16
Mar. 1649, died before 1732, daughter of Henry and Joan.
Children :
JoHN,3 b. 11 Oct. 1673.
Joshua, b. abt. 1675.
Joseph, b. 8 June 1678.
Josiah, b. 24 Jan. 1680.
A DAUGHTER. I havc bccu unable to locate her,
Caleb, b. 18 Oct. 1684.
Elizabeth, b. 18 Jan. 1686; d. unm. 13 Sept. 1723.
viii. Kuth, b. abt. 1688; d. 24 Mar. 1773; m. (1) 12 Mar. 1718, Jonathan
Sackett, b. 6 June 1655, d. 4 Feb. 1727; m. (2) 11 Dec. 1728,
Benjamin Dorman, b. 15 Oct. 1673, d. 1748.
3. Samuel^ Hotchkiss (SamueP)^ born about 1645, died 29 Dec. 1705.
He resided at East Haven, founding that branch of the family. He
married first, in 1678, Sarah Talmadge, daughter of Robert and
Sarah (Nash) ; and secondly Hannah , who died 19 Jan.
1712.
Children by first wife :
1. Mary,3 b. 1 Jan. 1679; d. 12 Nov. 1723; m. 1 Mar. 1699, Caleb
Tuttle, b. 29 Aug. 1674, d. 1751.
ii. Sarah, b. 7 Apr. 1681 ; m. .
12. iii. Samuel, b. 6 Mar. 1683.
iv. James, b. 8 Dec. 1684.
V. Abigail, b. 12 Feb. 1686.
13. vi. Ebenezer, bapt. 16 Dec. 1688.
4. Joshua^ Hotchkiss (Samuel^), born 16 Sept. 1651, died 22 Dec.
1722. He was Ensign, Sheriff, and a man of prominence in New
Haven. He married first, 29 Nov. 1677, Mary Pardee, who died
about 1684; secondly, about 1685, Hannah Tuttle, born 24 Feb.
1662, died 17 Feb. 1719 ; and thirdly, about 1719, Mary Ashbun
of Milford.
Children by first wife :
i. Mary,3 b. 30 Apr. 1679 ; d. after 1730.
14. ii. Stephen, b. 25 Aug. 1681.
iii. Martha, b. 14 Dec. 1683; m. 25 Mar. 1702, Thomas Brooks of
Wallingford.
7.
1.
8.
ii.
9.
111.
10.
iv.
V.
11.
VI.
Vll.
328 The Hotclihiss Family [Oct.
Children by second wife :
iv. Hannah, b. abt. 1686; d. 3 Aug. 1723; m. 10 May 1709, Ebenezer
Peck.
V. Pbiscilla, b. 30 Dec. 1688 ; m. John Sperry of Woodbridge, b. 3
Mar. 1684, d. 1754.
15. vi. Abrahajni, b. abt. 1691.
vii. Abigail, b. 12 Oct. 1695 ; d. 30 Aug. 1735 ; m. 7 Jan. 1722, Daniel
Winston, b. 18 Aug. 1690, d. 17 Jan. 1780.
riii. Desire, b. abt. 1698 ; d. Oct. 1702.
16. ix. Isaac, b. June 1701.
17. X. Jacob, b. Feb. 1704.
5. Thomas^ Hotchkiss {Samuel}) ^ called Sergeant, appears to have
owned lands in Hamden and Woodbridge. He was born 31 Aug.
1654, and died 27 Dec. 1711. He married, 27 Nov. 1677, Sarah
WiLMOT, who was born 8 Mar. 1663, and died in 1731, having
married secondly, about 1713, Lieut. Daniel Sperry.
Children :
18. i. Sa]muel,3 b. 7 Sept. 1680.
ii. Sarah, b. 13 Feb. 1683 ; m. 3 Feb. 1709, Joseph Turner, b. 13 Nov.
1672, d. 11 Oct. 1759.
lii. Anna, b. 12 Dec. 1684; m. 13 Dec. 1705, Sajviuel Johnson (see New
Haven County Court Eecords, vol. ii, p. 245), b. 3 Sept. 1678, d.
1755.
iv. WiLLiAiNi, d. unm. 1731.
19. V. AbrIhajvi.
vi. Dorcas, d. 17 Mar. 1744 ; m. John Youngs of Southold.
vii. Lydia, m. (1) Ebenezer Johnson of Wallingford, b. 15 Apr. 1688,
d. 18 Apr. 1732 ; m. (2) 15 Sept. 1736, Nathaniel Hall.
6. Daniel^ Hotchkiss (Samuel^), called Sergeant, born 8 June 1657,
died 10 Mar. 1712. He married, 21 June 1683, Esther Sperry,
born Sept. 1654. She married secondly Stephen Pierson.
Children :
1. Elizabeth,^ b. 30 Aug. 1684 ; m. 13 Jan. 1702, Caleb Matteeews.
20. ii. Daniel, b. Aug. 1687.
21. iii. Obadiah, b. 20 Mar. 1690.
iv. Esther, b. 25 Nov. 1693.
V. Eebecea, b. 14 Feb. 1697; m. (1) 15 Nov. 1720, Thomas Ives of
Wallingford ; m. (2) 1 Dec. 1748, Ens. Edward Parker.
vi. Je]\iema, b. 26 Nov. 1702; m. 11 Apr. 1727, Jonathan Andrews of
Wallingford.
7. JoHN^ Hotchkiss (John,'^ SamueP), born 11 Oct. 1673, died 17 Apr.
1732. He was called Captain, and founded the first Cheshire branch
of the family. He married Mary Chatterton, born 29 Nov.
1673, died 26 July 1744, daughter of William and Mary (Clark).
Children :
22. i. John,^ b. 27 June 1694.
ii. Lydia, b. 31 Aug. 1697; m. 12 Sept. 1716, Stephen Clark.
iii. Mary, b. 1 Apr. 1701; d. 13 Nov. 1787; m. 26 Aug. 1732, Joshua
Hotchkiss.
23. iv. Amos, b. 27 June 1704.
24. V. James, b. 24 Nov. 1706.
vi. Robert, b. 12 May 1709; d. 23 Apr. 1732.
vii. Miriam, b. 20 Feb. 1712 ; m. 4 June 1730, Abel Sperry.
25. viii. Henry, b. 1 Apr. 1715.
ix. Benjaivon, b. 10 May 1718 ; d. young.
8. Joshua^ Hotchkiss {John^ Samuel}), born about 1675, resided at
New Haven, and died 14 Aug. 1741. He maiTied Susannah Chat-
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TERTON,born 17 Sept. 1678, daughter of William and Mary (Clark).
She married secondly Abraham Dickerman.
Children :
i. Thanki'^ul,* b. 15 June 1701; m. (1) 10 June 1725 James Gilbert,
b. 18 Sept. 1700, d. 1728; m. (2) 30 Dec. 1731, Caleb Bkadley.
26. ii. Caleb, b. 27 July 1703.
27. iii. Joshua, b. 22 Dec. 1707.
iv. Ruth, b. 10 Mar. 1712; d. 30 Mar. 1773; m. Thomas Gilbert, b.
14 Feb. 1709, d. 19 Oct. 1775.
9. Joseph^ Hotchkiss {Jolm^ Samuel^), founder of the Guilford branch
of the family, was born 8 June 1678. He married, Apr. 1699,
Hannah Cruttenden.
Children :
28. 1. Joseph,'* b. 3 Sept. 1700.
ii. Isaac, b. 25 Dec. 1702 ; d. 17 Sept. 1752 ; m. 8 July 1724, Elizabeth
AvERED. The male line became extinct in the next generation
(see Register, vol. 58, p. 284).
iii. Wait, b. 18 Jan. 1704; m. 2 Nov. 1731, Sarah Bishop. He was
founder of the Wolcott branch of the family (see Register, vol.
58, p. 284).
iv. Hannah, b. 13 Sept. 1707; d. 20 July 1793; m. 7 Jan. 1730, Joseph
Stone.
V. Deborah, b. 18 Jan. 1710; d. young.
vi. Miles, b. 28 July 1712 ; d. voung.
vii. Mark, b. 1 July 1714; d. 19 Nov. 1775; m. (1) 25 Dec. 1739, Mar-
garet Crawford ; m. (2) 8 Jan. 1761, Miriam Lee (see Register,
vol. 58, p. 284).
10. JosiAH^ Hotchkiss {John^ SamueV), founder of the second Cheshire
branch of the family, born 24 Jan. 1680, died May 1732. He mar-
ried, 8 Dec. 1715, Abigail Parker, who, with her husband and
child, died in the Wallingford epidemic of May 1732.
Children :
i. JosiAH,* b. 13 Oct. 1716; d. young.
ii. Elizabeth, b. 25 Jan. 1718. Probably she m. 11 Aug. 1742, Ebenezer
Bishop of AVoodbridge, b. 29 July 1710, d. 1778.
29. iii. JosLiH, b. 3 Apr. 1720.
iv. LuDwiCK, b. 13 Jan. 1723; d. 1803; m. three times. He founded the
New Britain branch of the family (see History of New Britain^ p.
413).
30. v. Lent, b. 2 June 1726.
vi. Tryal, b. 20 Mar. 1728; d. 1732.
11. Caleb^ Hotchkiss {John^ SamueT}), born 18 Oct. 1684, resided at
New Haven, and died 4 Apr. 1763. He married first, 14 Feb.
1706, Mehitabel Cruttenden, who died 30 Nov. 1750, aged 68 ;
and secondly , who died 23 Aug. 1759.
Children by first wife :
i. Mehitabel,* b. 20 Nov. 1706; d. 2 Nov. 1725.
ii. Rachel, b. 26 Oct. 1709 ; m. (1) Ebenezer Wolcott, who d. 1729 ;
m. (2) 28 Oct. 1731, Thomas Humphrevllle, b. 8 Feb. 1705, d. 16
Sept. 1738 ; m. (3) 7 Nov. 1745, Samuel Pardee.
31. iii. Caleb, b. 6 June 1712.
iv. Eliphalet, b. 28 June 1714 ; d. 31 Mar. 1726.
32. V. Joel, b. 18 Mar. 1716.
33. vi. Nehemiah, b. 20 Apr. 1719.
12. Samuel^ Hotchkiss {Samuel,'^ Samuel^), born 6 Mar. 1683, resided
at East Haven, and died 22 Dec, 1740. He did not, as most pub-
330 The Hotchhiss Family [Oct.
lished accounts assert, marry Sarah Bradley, who was wife of his
cousin Samuel (no. 18), but married Mary . She married
secondly Henry Tolles.
Children :
i. James,* b. 11 Feb. 1707; d. young.
ii. James, b. 17 Mar. 1711; d. 10 May 17—.
Ui. Sarah, b. 12 Mar. 1713 ; d. 17 Sept. 1773 ; m. (1) Thomas Shepard ;
m. (2) 26 May 1757, Caleb Hitchcock.
34. iv. Samuel, b. 5 Jan. 1715.
V. Mary, b. 5 Mar. 1718 ; m. Samuel Goodsell.
vi. Abigail, b. 27 Feb. 1721; d. 3 Sept. 1743; m. Nathaniel Barnes,
b. 11 Jan. 1707, d. 10 Dec. 1798.
vii. Joseph, b. 15 Feb. 1725; d. 27 Apr. 1776; m. Esther Kussell, b.
1729, d. 14 Sept. 1788 (for descendants, see Tuttle Genealogy^ p.
174).
viii. JajVIes, b. 13 Jan. 1728.
ix. Enos, b. 13 May 1731; m. 5 Feb. 1756, Elizabeth Shepard. Chil-
dren: 1. Enos^^ b. 1757; d. young. 2. Enos. 3. /Stephen. 4.
Hannah, m. Jonathan Finch. 5. Samuel, b. 1778.
13. Ebenezer^ Hotchktss {Samuel,"^ Samuel}), baptized 16 Dec. 1688,
removed to New Milford. In 1743, Ebenezer Hotchkiss of New
Milford deeded to Samuel Hotchkiss and the rest of the heirs of
Samuel Hotchkiss, Jr., deceased, all his right to the estate of Lieut.
Samuel, deceased, and of Samuel, Jr., deceased (New Haven Deeds,
vol. 12, p. 24). He was probably father of the Dea. Ebenezer
of New Milford who died in 1796, and whose descendants are given
in Orcutt's History of New Milford. He married .
Child:
i. Dea. Ebenezer" (probably).
14. Stephen^ Hotchkiss {Joshua^ Samuel^), born 25 Aug. 1681, re-
moved to Wallingford, probably to that part of the town which is
now Cheshire, founding the third Cheshire branch of the family.
He married, 12 Dec. 1704, Elizabeth Sperry, born 17 Jan. 1683,
died 17 May 1760, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Post). He
died 5 Mar. 1755.
Children :
35. i. Joshua,* b. 26 Aug. 1705.
ii. Mary, b. 1 Jan. 1708; d. 15 Aug. 1764; m. (1) 27 Feb. 1735, Abra-
ham Barnes, b. 1710, d. 1742 ; ra. (2) 30 May 1745, Joseph Ives,
b. 10 Dec. 1709, d. 29 Mar. 176G.
iii. Hannah, b. 10 Jan. 1710; d. young.
iv. Esther, b. 18 Feb. 1712 ; d. 22 July 1732, without issue; m. 11 June
1731, Ephralm Tuttle, b. 10 Apr. 1710, d. 2 Feb. 1773.
V. Elizabeth, b. 25 Aug. 1714 ; d. 19 Apr. 1733.
36. vi. Gideon, b. 5 Dec. 1716.
37. vii. Stephen, b. 1 Dec. 1718.
38. viii. Silas, b. 20 Dec. 1719.
ix. Han^^ah, b. 23 Feb. 1722 ; m. 23 Feb. 1744, Stephen Atwater.
X. Bathsheba, b. 1 Sept. 1726 ; m. Ralph Lint^s of Cheshii'e, b. 23 May
1716, d. 27 Feb. 1781.
39. xi. Benjamin, b. 1 Feb. 1728.
xii. Noah, b. 24 Mar. 1730 ; d. 13 Jan. 1760.
15. Abraham^ Hotchkiss {Joshua,'^ Samuel}), born about 1691, resided
at Bethany, and owned lands at Farmington, afterwards deeded
away by his children and their heirs. He married Deborah
Thomas, baptized 27 May 1694, died after 1762, daughter of Joseph
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and Abigail (Preston). He died in 1725, and his widow married
secondly Dr. John Carrington.
Children :
i. Mabel,* b. abt. 1719 ; d. 19 Feb. 1798 ; m. 6 Apr. 1738, Isaac BeeciAr,
b. abt. 1716, d. 28 Oct. 1801.
ii. Hannah, b. abt. 1721 ; d. before 1748; m. 1 Sept. 1743, James Sher-
man, b. 24 Jan. 1716.
iii. Deborah, b. abt. 1723 ; m. 29 Mar. L743, Capt. John Lines, b. 13
Mar. 1720.
iv. Dorcas, b. 1725; d. unm. 1790.
16. IsAAC^ HoTCHKiss {Joshua^ SamueP), born June 1701, resided in
Bethany, where he died in Sept. or Oct. 1750. He married, 22 Apr.
1725, Rachel Carnes, daughter of Thomas and Anna.
Children :
i. Abraham,"* d. young.
40. ii. Isaac. ^
iii. Martha, m. 26 Oct. 1749, Josiah Lounsbury.
iv. Rachel.
41. V. Jacob, b. abt. 1736.
vi. Joseph, m. at Woodbridge, 10 June 1760, Elizabeth Brooks of
Glastonbury. The birth of their daughter Lois^ is recorded at
Milford 8 June 1761.
vii. Abigail, bapt. 11 Mar. 1744.
viii. Abigail, bapt. at Cheshire Apr. 1746.
ix. Reuben (twin), bapt. at Cheshire May 1749.
X. Lois (twin), bapt. at Cheshire May 1749.
17. Jacob^ Hotchkiss {Joshua,^ Samuel}), born Feb. 1704, married, 30
Apr. 1729, Elizabeth Dickerman, born 12 June 1706. This
family lived at Bethany.
Children :
jABEZ,''b. 4 Aug. 1729.
Timothy, b. 11 Apr. 1731; d. 1776, without issue.
Elijah, b. 13 May 1733.
Martha, b. 26 June 1735 ; m. 18 Oct. 1758, Timothy Leek, who d.
1820.
Elizabeth, b. 9 Apr. 1738.
Hannah, b. 18 Apr. 1740.
Abraham, b. 9 Feb. 1743.
viii. Mary, b. 30 Mar. 1745.
ix. Jacob, b. 2 June 1747.
X. Abigail, b. 7 May 1750.
18. Samuel^ Hotchkiss {Thomas,^ Samuel}), born 7 Sept. 1680, married,
10 Jan. 1705, Sarah Bradley, born 7 Jan. 1680, daughter of
Benjamin and Elizabeth (Thompson). He lived presumably at
Hamden, and died in 1730.
Children :
i. Thomas,* m. 3 Dec. 1730, Lydia Dorman, b. 2 Aug. 1706, dau. of
Benjamin and Ruth (Johnson). They had a son Samuel^^ b. 7 July
1732, but shortly after they removed to parts unknown.
ii. Desire, m. Daniel Rexford, b. 27 May 1711. They removed to
Berkhamsted.
iii. William, d. unm. 1745. His uncle Caleb Bradley was his guardian.
45. iv. Joseph.
V. Sarah, d. 26 Jan. 1759 ; m. 16 Mar. 1732, Nathaniel Turner, b. 4
Aug. 1708.
19. Abraham^ Hotchkiss {Thomas,^ Samuel}) married Elizabeth
Johnson, born 10 May 1685, daughter of William and Sarah (Hall).
42.
i.
ii.
43.
iii.
iv.
V.
vi.
44.
vii.
332 Descendants of John Ridgway [Oct.
This family evidently lived at Hamden, but the identity of Abra-
ham's children can only be established by late Hamden deeds.
Children :
• i. Abigail,* d. 1792 ; m. 50 Sept. 1737, Ebenezer Munson, b. 16 Jmie
1717.
46. ii. David, b. 19 Aug. 1724.
Hi. Elizabeth, d. 7 Feb. 1802; m. 8 Feb. 1745, George Prichard of
Waterbury, b. 5 Oct. 1724, d. 21 Oct. 1820.
20. Daniel^ Hotchkiss {Daniel,'^ Samuel}), born Aug. 1687, married
Susannah Bradley, born 10 July 1684, died 25 July 1751, daugh-
ter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Thompson). He died in 1733,
and she married secondly John Blakslee.
Children :
47. i. Daniel.*
48. ii. Solomon.
49. iii. Eliphalet, b. 1 Nov. 1727.
50. iv. Obadiah, b. 9 Apr. 1731.
21. Obadiah^ Hotchkiss {Daniel,'^ Samuel^), born 20 Mar. 1690, re-
moved to Cheshire, where he married, Jan. 1716, Eunice Beach.
Child:
i. Lois,"^ b. 11 Jan. 1717 ; m. 20 July 1735, Abner Matthews.
[To be continued]
SOME DESCENDANTS OF JOHN RIDGWAY
By Mrs. Lillian A. Hall of Boston, Mass.
1. JoHN'^ Ridgway,^ whose parentage and ancestry are unknown, first
appears in Boston as a witness 23 Jan. 1648 (Boston Recs., vol. 32, p. 222).
His name appears also on the early court records of Suffolk and Middlesex
Counties from 1651 to 1655, as plaintiff in an action to recover damages
from Robert Jordan, his partner in the fishing business. He lived at
Charlestown, Maiden, and Pemaquid, Me.
He married Mary Brackenbury, daughter of William and Alice ( ),
of Charlestown, who was baptized 29 June 1634, and died 24 Dec. 1670
(gravestone at Maiden) . She was admitted to the First Church in Charles-
town 27 Nov. 1652.
Children, the last four baptized at Charlestown :
2. i. J0HN,2 b. abt. 1652.
ii. Alice, bapt. 27 Nov. 1667.
iii. J.4]MES, bapt. 18 Nov. 1668.
iv. Hannah, bapt. 18 Nov. 1668.
V. Sarah, bapt. 12 Mar. 1671.
2. JoHN^ Ridgway {John}), born about 1652, died 10 Nov. 1721, aged
68. He is called "fisherman of Pemaquid" in a deed in 1725,
when he sold his dwelling house and land in Maiden to John Starkey.
In his will, dated at Charlestown 3 Nov. and probated 4 Dec. 1721,
he devised to his wife Anna, son John, and three other children,
and also to his grandchildren John and Mary Pratt.
* Wyman adds : " ae. 32 in 1655."
1.
11.
iii.
3.
iv.
4.
V.
6.
VI.
1.
6.
ii.
111.
IV.
V.
7.
VI.
8.
Vll.
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He married Hannah or Anna ,^
Children, the first born at Boston, the others at Charlestown :
Hannah, 3 b. 12 Feb. 1688.
Mary, b. 14 Apr. 1691; d. 14 June 1714, aged 23 y. 2 m. (grave-
stone at Maiden) .
Elizabeth, b. 23 Dec. 1693 ; m. 23 Nov. 1719, William Cox
John, b. 14 Jan.(?) 1693/4.
James, b. 13 Oct. 1698.
Sa^iuel, b. 13 Nov. 1700.
3. JoHN^ EiDGWAY {Joku^^ John^), born 14 Jan. (?) 1693/4, died in
1761.
He married first, 6 Dec. 1717, Mary (intention reads RebeccaI)
Knapp ; and married secondly, 2 Jan. 1737, Sarah Cowling.
Children, baptized in Brattle Street Church, Boston :
John,* bapt. 30 Nov. 1718 ; d. previous to 1761. X
Jaimes, bapt. 2 Oct. 1720.
Kebecca, bapt. 3 Mar. 1723 ; m. (int. rec. 10 Mar. 1746) John Bears.
Hannah, bapt. 7 Mar. 1725 ; m. 11 Aug. 1747, Perkins Ingersol.
Isaac, bapt. 12 May 1727 ; d. young.
Isaac, bapt. 16 Mar. 1729.
Jacob, bapt. 7 Mar. 1731.
viii. Mary, bapt. 17 Mar. 1734 ; m. ■ Brown, and had a son John
mentioned in her father's will in 1761.
ix. Ebenezer, bapt. 8 Aug. 1736 ; not mentioned in his father's will in
1761.
4. James^ Ridgway (John,"^ Joh'n})^ a housewright, born 13 Oct. 1698,
died at Boston 20 Feb. 1772.
He married first, 31 May 1721, Hannah Merrit, who died 16
Oct. 1721 ; and married secondly (intention recorded at Boston.
10 Feb. 1724) Mehitable Hinchley, who died 10 July 1774,
aged 75.
Children, all born at Charlestown :
9. i. James,* b. 4 Jan. 1725.
ii. Mehitable, b. 30 Dec. 1727 ; m. 26 June 1760, Alexander Young.
She was a widow in 1772.
iii. John, b. 12 Mar. 1729 ; was blind for several years before his death
m Dec. 1796.
iv. Mary, b. 24 June 1731 ; m. (int. rec. 7 Feb. 1750) William Homer.
V. George, b. 1733 ; d. 1799 ; m. 24 Feb. 1757, Sarah Curtis.
10. vi. Joseph, b. 4 Apr. 1735.
vii. Sarah, m. 21 Apr. 1757, Timothy Curtis of Boston.
5. Samuel^ Ridgway {John^ John}), born 13 Nov. 1700, died — Oct.
1773. He is called cabinet-maker in early deeds.
He married, 14 Jan. 1724, Naomi Reynolds.
Children, born at Boston :
11. i. Saisiuel,* b. 2 Jan. 1726.
ii. Nathaniel, b. 10 May 1729; m. (int. rec. 8 Aug. 1754) Eebecca
Gooding, b. abt. 1734, dau. of Thomas and Kebecca (Jarvis).
iii. Naomi, b. 7 Jan. 1730; m. (1) (int. rec. at Boston 18 Jan. 1753)
Bartholomew Gedney, Jr. ; m. (2) Wassteel.
*Charlesto\vn Recs. give all the children to John and Hannah. John undAnna sold
land in Charlestown, 1699/1700. Gravestone at Maiden: "Mary dau. of John and
Anna, 23 y. 2 m., June 14, 1714."
t Called Rebecca in deeds.
X He may have been the John Ridgway who m. 12 Nov. 1740, Elizabeth De Saint
Croix, and had : John, bapt. 8 Nov. 1741 ; Rebecca, b. 30 Sept. 1743 ; Sarah, bapt. 28
July 1745; and Elizabeth, b. 27 July 1749.
334 Descendants of John Ridgway [Oct.
iv. Mary, b. 1 Mar. 1732.
V. Elizabeth, b. 4 Jan. 1734; m. Nathaniel Waener.
vi. Sarah, b. 4 June 1737 ; m. Stephen Mears.
12. vii. Ebenezer, bapt. 9 Sept. 1739.
viii, Philip, b. 29 Feb. 1743 ; m. 18 Dec. 1778, Abigail Vose of Milton.
ix. Euth.
X. Benjamin, bapt. 5 Oct. 1746.
6. James^ Ridgway {John^ John^ Joh'n}), a bricklayer, baptized 2 Oct.
1720, died in 1763.
He married, 16 Feb. 1743, Mary Brazier of Charlestown, bap-
tized 19 Feb. 1720/21, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Webb).
Children :
i. Hannah,* over 14 yrs. of age in 1766.*
ii. James, under 14 yrs. of age in 1766; a goldsmith; m. 27 Jan. 1791,
'^ Kata " Stimpson of Reading,
iii. Thomas, under 14 yrs. of age in 1766 ; m. 19 Sept. 1776, Lydia Dyer.
iv. Mary, m. as his second wife, Joseph Ridgway (no. 10) .
7. IsAAC^ Ridgway {John^ John,^ Johri^)^ a caulker, baptized 16 Mar.
1729, died in 1767.
He married, 30 Mar. 1749, Bridget Wyman.
Children, born at Boston :
1. Sarah,^ bapt. 5 Aug. 1750.
ii. Elizabeth, bapt. 24 Sept. 1752.
iii. Hannah, b. 6 June 1754.
iv. Isaac, b. 27 May 1758.
V. Thomas Chauncy, b. 26 Mar. 1760.
vi. Mary, b. 21 Sept. 1761.
vii. John, b. 18 Nov. 1762.
viii. Bridget, b. 12 May 1764.
ix. James, b. 30 Dec. 1765.
8. Jacob* Ridgway {John^ John^ John^), a tailor, was baptized 7 Mar.
1731. His name appears on a list of persons who lost property in
the Boston fire in 1760: "Mr. Jacob Ridgway, Milk St., and
Battery March" (Register, vol. 34, p. 291).
He married, 18 Jan. 1753, Mary Donham.
Children, born at Boston:
i. John,* bapt. 25 Nov. 1753.
ii. Mary, bapt. 4 Jan. 1758.
iii. Kebecca, bapt. 9 Apr. 1758.
iv. Eliza, bapt. 16 Aug. 1761.
9. James* Ridgway (James^ John^ Johri})^ a housewright, born 4 Jan.
1725, died in 1767.
He married, 9 Sept. 1751, Elizabeth Tiping of Boston.
Children, born at Boston :
i. James,* a housewright. f
ii. Mehitable, bapt. 8 Feb. 1756.
10. Joseph^ Ridgway {James,^ John,^ John^), a retailer, born 4 Apr.
1735, died 24 Apr. 1815.
He married first, 27 Aug. 1761, Abigail Bell, daughter of
Daniel and Desire ( ) ; and married secondly, 18 Oct. 1794,
* Suffolk Co. Prob. Recs.
t Is this the James who m. Sarah Coburn in 1774, and had a son James who m,
Faithey Stowell in 1802 ? Their dau. Harriet Antoinette Ridgway, b. 1818, m. in 1838,
John Ridgway (no. 18).
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Mary Ridgway, daughter of James^ (no. 6).
Children, born at Boston :
i. Abigail,* b. 5 Oct. 1762 ; probably d. young.
ii. Dksike, bapt. 5 Aug. 1764. «
iii. Joseph, bapt. 8 Dec. 1765 ; d. young.
13. iv. Joseph, bapt. 24 Jan. 1768.
V. James, bapt. 18 Mar. 1770; a painter; d. 11 Sept. 1850, aged 82; m.
Sauah .
vi. Daniel. Will probated 27 Oct. 1834.
vii. William.
viii. Geokge.
14. ix. John, b. 1780.
11. Samuel^ Ridgway (ASami^e/,^ .Tb/in,'^ e/b/m^), born 2 Jan. 1726, will
probated 11 June 1799.
He married first (intention recorded at Boston 13 June 1751
Elizabeth Gedney, born 9 Aug. 1728, daughter of Bartholomew
and Sarah ( ) ; married secondly (intention recorded at Boston
3 July 1755) Elizabeth How; married thirdly, 29 Dec. 1763,
Mary Paine, who died Aug. 1792 ; and married fourthly, 31 Jan.
1793, Sarah (Standbridge) Greaton, daughter of Henry, and
widow of Jolm of Roxbury.
Children :
i. Elizabeth,* b.l6 May 1752; m. 17 Oct. 1771, John Miller; had a
son Samuel Eidgwaij.
ii. Samuel, b. 3 Aug. 1754.
iii. Mary, m. 17 Jan. 1793, Jonathan Wild ; had a son Samxiel Ridgway-
12. Ebenezer^ Ridgway (Scunuel,^ John^ Johri^), baptized 9 Sept. 1739,
married, 2 Sept. 1762, Mary West.
Children, baptized in the New North Church, Boston :-^
1. Mary,^ bapt. 20 May 1764.
ii. John, bapt. 30 Mar. 1766.
iii. Ebexezer, bapt. 31 Jan. 1768; d. Feb. 1794.
iv. Eliza, bapt. 17 Sept. 1769.
V. Susanna, bapt. 12 May 1771.
vi. John West, bapt. 24 Oct. 1773.
vii. Sarah, bapt. 19 Mar. 1775.
vili. Philip Reynolds, bapt. 6 Apr. 1777.
ix. Samuel, bapt. 22 Oct. 1780.
X. W1LI.IAM, bapt. 24 Nov. 1782.
13. Joseph^ Ridgway {Joseph^"^ James^ John^ Johi^), baptized 24 Jan.
17G8, died 8 May 1802.
He married at Newbury, 22 Dec. 1794, Elizabeth Moody.
Children, born at Newbury ;
15. i. Joseph,^ b. 23 May 1795.
16. ii. James, b. 20 May 1798.
17. iii. Moses, b. 21 Mar. 1800.
14. JoHN^ Ridgway {Joseph,'^ James^ John^ Johf}), born in 1780, died
at Boston 15 Mar. 1851.
He married, 31 Dec. 1807, Betsey Stowell of Worcester, born
4 July 1786, died at Boston 7 July 1852, daughter of Abel and
Relief (Jennison), and granddaughter of Cornelius and Sevilla
(Golding) Stowell.
Children, born at Boston :
i. Betsey Cornelia Stowell,^ b. 6 Oct. 1808.
ii. Mary Ann, b. 8 Dec. 1810 ; d. 1872.
336 Descendants of John Ridgway [Oct.
18. iii. John, b. 23 Feb. 1813.
iv. Susannah Sumner, bapt. 7 Sept. 1823; m. William H. Weaver.
V. Eliza Cornelia, bapt. 7 Sept. 1823 ; m. 14 Feb. 1856, Thomas H.
Grenville.
15. Joseph^ Ridgway (Joseph,^ Joseph,^ James,^ John^ JohiF) was born
at Newbury 23 May 1795.
He married first Clara Bicknell of Quincy ; and married
secondly at Medina, Ohio, 13 June 1837, Mary P. Gunn of Suffield,
Conn.
Children, born at St. Louis, Mo. :
i. Elizabeth Moody,^ b. 10 June 1838.
ii. James Phelps, b. 16 Aug. 1839.
iii. Clara Bicknell, b. 1 Feb. 1842.
16. James^ Ridgway {Joseph,^ Joseph,"^ James^ John,^ Joh'n}), born 20
May 1798, married Jane Pugsley of Ithaca or Caroline, Tomp-
kins Co., N. Y.
Child :
i. Frederick A. B.,' b. at Caroline, N. Y. ; m. Mary Dayis of Phila-
delphia, Pa. Children, b. at Caroline, N. Y. : Joseph Z>.,^ Edward
6^., Hugh^ Mary^ and Walter.
17. Moses® Ridgway {Joseph,^ Joseph,"^ James^ John^^ John^), born 21
Mar. 1800, married, 6 Jan. 1834, Sarah Lock of Seabrook, N. H.
Children, born at West Newbury :
i. Joseph,^ b. 17 Feb. 1835 ; m. 24 Nov. 1870, Mary Jant: Follansbee
of Amesbury. Children, b. at Haverhill : Alice Moody ■^'^ and George.
ii. Ja]mes Lock, b. 30 Apr. 1837.
iii. Sarah Maria, b. 10 Mar. 1840.
iv. Mary Ann, b. 19 July 1843.
V. Moses Moody, b. 24 Dec. 1845.
vi. Jane Eliza, b. 17 Apr. 1851.
18. John® Ridgway {John,^ Joseph,'^ James^ John,'^ Joh'n}), born 23 Feb.
1813, died at Boston 3 Aug. 1869. He was the inventor of the
first disappearing cannon, in 1862, a model of which, made by his
own hands, may be seen at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He married, 13 Sept. 1838, Harriet Antoinette Ridgway,
born at Worcester 22 Feb. 1818, died 10 Mar. 1897, daughter of
James and Faithey (Stowell),* and granddaughter of Abel and
Relief (.lennison) Stowell. Mrs. Ridgway's mother, Faithey
(Stowell), was a sister of Betsey, wife of John Ridgway (no. 14).
Children, born at Boston :
/ i. Harriet Elizabeth,^ b. 6 July 1839 ; m. James Henry Comley, b.
V at Buckingliam, Eng., 29 May 1835, son of John and'Jane (-
Children : James Henry Bidgway^ Antoinette Jane., Joseph CharUs^
Harriet Elizabeth., John Ridgway., and Norris Fines.
ii. John James, b. 28 Jan. 1841.
iii. Charles Lowell, b. 24 June 1844; m. 25 Apr. 1865, Harriet Eliza
Cross, b. 3 Oct. 1847, dau. of Joseph and Eliza M. (Field), whose
mother, Eliza M., was the dau. of Charles and Henrietta (von
Hagen) Eield (b. in New York in 1793, educated at Duxbury Semi-
nary, Mass., and m. Charles Field of Quincy in 1812), and gr.-dau.
of Peter A. and Elizabeth ( ) von Hagen, he the noted organ-
ist of King's and Trinity Chapels, Boston, during Revolutionary
times. Children, born at Boston : Charles Joseph^^ John., and Her-
bert Nevjell.
iv. Joseph Bell, b. 24 Feb. 1847 ; d. 5 Nov. 1853.
* See note on p. 334.
1912] Records of Breakneck Oongregational Church 337
EECOEDS OF BREAKNECK HILL CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH, KILLINGLY, CONN.*
From a copy in the possession of the Connecticut Society of Colonial Dames
Communicated by Miss MAry Kingsbury Talcott of Hartford, Conn.
Admissions and Baptisms
List of Church Members Breakneck Congregational Church
1746 March 30
li.
a
April 30
May 11
June 8
Nov. 6
1746
month not
given
1747
1749
1750
1752 Jany 12
" Jany 12
" July
1752 month not
given
<(
1754 April 20
Nov'^ 15
1755 Nov. 4
" Dec^ 4
David Barrel, Jr.
Esther Leavens.'
Nathaniel Draper.
Margaret Carpenter
John Kobbins.
i Nathaniel Blanchard, letter from Pomfret, Conn.
-< Edwin Draper Jr., letter from Mortlake.
( Silas Hucheus, letter from Mortlake.
Nathaniel Aspinwall \ from 1st. Ch. Woodstock,
> Conn.
Elisabeth Aspinwall j wife of Nathaniel Aspinwall."
Elizabeth Barker wife Nath^ Barker from 1^* church
Woodstock.
Benjamin Huchens from Ch. in Plainfield
Judith Huchens, wife of Benjamin Huchens.
Ricliard Whittemore, from Cong. Ch. Chelsea, Mass.
Thomas Day.
Abigail Robbins, wife of John Robbins.
Eleazer Warren -
Anna Russel, wife of David Russel, Jr.
Zerna Whitney, wife of Cornelius Whitney from ch.
in Mortlake.
Priscilla Stearns, wife of Oliver Stearns.
Nathan Starkweather.
Sarah Chilton.
Olive Warren, wife of Eleazer Warren-?"
«
month not given Daniel Davis.
1755 month j Tamer Davis, wife of Daniel Davis, from Cong. Ch.
not given ( Oxford Mass.
Between Peter Adams
1746 and Mark P^ames
1755 date Samuel Gould
not given Jeremiah Gould
John Baker
Nathaniel Barnes
Robert Barnes
Asa Spaulding
Benajah Spaulding.
James Cleveland.
Rev. Nehemiah Barker the 1^^ Pastor of the Breakneck Church went
tOyMattituck N. Y. (Long Island), in 1756, and died there March 10, 1772
* See Register ante^ p. 129.
338 Records of Breakneck Congregational Church [Oct.
in the 52"^ year of his Age. Inscribed on his tombstone is : —
His life uprightness did commend,
And mark how peaceful was his end.
His daughter Elizabeth was born in Woodstock, Conn., Sept. 16, 1755
and married Joseph Prince in 1776
Daughters born in Mattituck
Bethiah, 1758-1773
Mary, 1760
Hannah, 1766
His widow Elizabeth married the Rev. John Davenport, his successor
in Mattituck Dec. 28, 1775.
List of Infant
1745 Summer
1746 March 2^
" March 2^^^
'' April 30*^
" April 30*^
" May 25*^
a
June 8^^
June 15*^
June 18*^
July
August
Nov. 16*^
" Nov.
1747 March
May
X
May
June
Sept^ 13"^
" Fall
1748, Jany 29*^
April
July 9^^
u
il
a
1749 Feb^y 5*^
" June 12*^
" June 12^^
Aug*
Sepf
1750 Augs*
" Aug^*
Baptisms in the Breahiecic Church ( Congregational )
Isaac, Son of Samuel & Rachel Knight.
Ephraim, Son of Ephraim Whittemore and Elizabeth
his wife
Ruth, daughter of Nathaniel Patten & Anne his wife.
James, Son of James Day and Mary his wife.
David, Son of David Russel and Anna his wife.
Mary, Daughter of David Waters and Marjorie his
wife.
Zipporah-Danielson ; Negro Maid for Cap*^ Danielson.
Richard, Son of Richard Whittemore
Sarah, Daughter of Boaz Stearns.
, a Son of Joseph Gary.
Amos, Son of David Day & Bathsheba his wife.
Sarah, Daughter of Samuel Knight and Rachel his
wife.
Calvin, Son of Thomas Bateman.
Mathias, Son of Mathias Whitney and Alice his
wife.
Samuel, Son of Samuel Lawrence.
Elizabeth, Daughter of Nathaniel Aspinwall and
Mary his Wife.
Samuel, Son of John Robbins and Abigail.
Priscilla, Daughter of Anthony Fames and Anne
his Wife.
Amasa, Son of Joseph Huchins and Zerviah his wife.
Ebenezer, Son of Deac. Boaz Stearns.
Caty, Daughter of Ephraim Robbins.
. a Son of James and Mary Day.
Ruth, Daughter of Silas Huchens and his Wife.
Mehitabel, Daughter of Benajah Adams.
Amos, Son of David Day & Bathsheba his wife.
Rhoda, Daughter of John Robbins and Abigail his
Wife.
William, Son of William Read.
Rachel, Daughter of Samuel Knight and Rachel his
Wife.
Shepherd, Son of Dea" Boaz Stearns.
Samuel, Son of Samuel Stearns and Anna his Wife.
Elias, Son of James Day and Mary his wife.
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1751 May 5*^
" May 5^^
" July 15*^
'' July 21«*
" FaU
1752 Jany 12^^^
" eTan'^y 12^
" Feby
Sabbath
" March 2"^
" April 14*^
" April 20^^
" June
a
June
Septemb'^
Sept^
OctoV
1753 March 20^^
" May 6^^
May 13**^
May 20*^
June 3^
Sepf^ 30«^
Oct^ 28*'^
1754 Feby 6**^
" Feby 10^^
«' March 26*^
" April 3^
May 19«^
May 19^^
May 25*11
July 21«*
" Octob*" 20*
" Octob^ 20*^
" Nov'" 24*^
VOL. LXVI.
Daughter of John Robbins and Abigail his
Joanna, Daughter of Stephen Brown and Sarah his
Wife.
Cloe, Daughter of John Priest & Peggy his Wife.
Susy, Daughter of Deacon Nathaniel Patten
Abigail, Daughter of Jonah Hewlett.
Joseph, Son of Thomas Baker.
Whitney, Son of Lebbeus Graves.
Mary, Daughter of Ephraim Warren.
Noah, Son of Silas Huchens.
Sarah,
wife.
Jesse I x • ) Children of Barnabas Cady &
Margaret j * ( Margaret his wife
Anna, Daughter of Abijah Adams.
Hannah, Daughter of Samuel Knight and Rachel his
Wife.
Joshua, Son of Matthais Whitney and Alice his Wife
Isaac, Son of Joseph Barritt & Thankful his wife.
Sarah, Daughter of Daniel Davis & Tamer his wife.
John, Son of David Russel and Anna his wife, pre-
sented by his mother.
James, Son of Nathaniel Walker and Patience.
Prudence, Daughter of Benjamin Huchins and Judith
his Wife.
Silas, Son of Silas Huchins & Sarah his wife.
Mary, Daughter of James Day & Mary his Wife.
Luther, Son of William Read and Sarah his Wife.
Isaac, Son of Thomas Bateman and Priscilla his
Wife.
Willard, Son of Ephraim Robbins.
David Waters \
Benjamin r Children of William Chilson and Sarah
Abigail ( his Wife.
Sarah /
Olive, Daughter of Jonathan Day and Olive his
wife, presented by her step-father Eleazer Warren,
and her mother.
Zerviah, Daughter of John Robbins and Abigail his
Wife.
Robert, Son of David Day & Bathsheba his Wife.
Nathaniel, Son of Dea" Nathaniel Patten and Anna
his Wife.
Huldah, Daughter of Daniel Davis & Tamer his Wife.
Waitstill, Child of John Dickerman. John Dicker-
man of the South Church.
Abigaill, Daughter of James Leavens.
Rhoda, Daughter of Stephen Brown and Sarah his
Wife.
Abigail, Daughter of Ephraim Warren, by M'^ Brown
of Middle Parish North Killingly.
Mary, Daughter of Eben Adams, by IM^ Brown of
Middle Parish, North Killingly.
Boaz, Son of Samuel Stearns & Anna his Wife.
22
340 Ancestry of Governor Thomas Dudley [Oct,
1754 Dec'' 18^ Leviua, Daughter of William Pearl and Sarah his
Wife.
*' Dec'' 28*^ Abel, Son of Gates, presented by Benjamin
Barrett, who had charge of his education.
' '"^ ^^ Son and Daugrhter of Nathan Starkweather.
Mary j »
" May 1^* Sarah, Daughter of Barnabas Cady and Margaret his
Wife.
1757 May 5*^ Calvin, Son of William Read.
THE MATERNAL ANCESTRY OF GOVERNOR
THOMAS DUDLEY
By Miss Mart Kingsbury Talcott of Hartford, Conn.
In the Register, vol. 65, p. 189, attention was called to the
discovery of the record of the baptism of Governor Thomas Dudley,
which had been announced in the Stokes Records, vol. 1, p. 93,
privately printed in 1910. As this discovery w^as accompanied by
the finding of evidence which established beyond any doubt the
parentage of Tliomas Dudley's mother, it seems advisable to tell
the complete story of what has been found.*
Among the entries in the parish register of Yardley Hastings, co.
Northampton, is that of the baptism of Thomas Dudley, 12 October
1576, the year in which his baptism would be likely to be recorded,
if the statement that has been handed down about his aije at death
is correct. In the same register is found also the record of the
baptism of "Mary Dudley daughter of M^ Dudley" 16 October
1580. The father's Christian name is not given in the baptismal
record of either of the children, but the title " M^' " given in the
record of Mary Dudley's baptism was bestowed at that period only
on men of rank and position. Cotton Mather wrote that Thomas
Dudley's father was " Capt. Roger Dudley, who was slain in the
wars, Avhen this, his son, and one only daughter were very young,"
and the Mary Dudley whose baptism is recorded in the register of
Yardley Hastings was undoubtedly this "one only daughter" of
Capt. Roger Dudley. As Yardley Hastings is only eight miles
from Northampton, Cotton Mather's statement that Thomas Dudley
" was born in the town of Northampton " is proved to be substantially
true.
Another important discovery was that of the will of Thomas
Dome, or Thorne, of Yardley Hastings, an abstract of which follows.
The Will of Thomas Dorne of Yardley Hastings, Gent., 29 October
1588. To the reparacons of the Churche of Yardley 20s. Towards the
* The credit for the discoveries described in this article belongs to Miss Talcott. —
Editor.
1912] Ancestry of Governor Thomas Dudley 341
reparacons of the Churclie of Syersham 20s. To the poore and most
needye in Yeardlie 20s. To the poore and most needye in Syersham
15s. To the poore and most needye of Olney 10s. To the poore of
Easton Mauditt Ss. 4d. To the poore and most needie of Frendon
OS. 4d. To the poore of Ashbie David [Castle Asliby] 3s. 4d. To the
})Oore of Denton 2s. 6d. To Mary Dome, my loving wiffe, £10 of Eng-
lish money to be paid to her out of the manor of Syresham aforesaid,
the whole linnen in my house at her discretion to dispose of, the use of all
the furniture of my house, my windmill, and the Dome [?] house which I
have of Raynold Hull of Yeardley, during her naturall life, on condition
that the said Marye shall give a bond of £10 that she will not give away
rhe said furniture, etc., but give it all to Uie cliildren and heires of the said
Thomas ; also to the said Marye the whoUe furniture of my Chambre
where 1 do now lye to her owne use, and to Dispose that at her owne plea-
sure to whom she seeth it good. If my sonne Robert Dome should come
home, my said wiife shall suffer him to have a convenient chambre within
my said house, and also to have meat and Drink for himself, and sutRcient
Keeping for his horse, on condition that he shall be obedient unto his Mo-
ther in everything during her naturall life. To the Children of Edward
Dome, my Sonne, £3 lis. 8d. To the Cliildren of Paul Strelley likewise
£3 lis. 8d. To the Children of my Sonne Pender [?] likewise £3 lis.
8d. To Margery La we, daughter of Basill La we, my Sonne-in-Law, £10.
To the Children of Andrew Plume [?] as before £3 lis. 8d. To the Chil-
dren of Frauncis Worsley £3 lis. 8d. To the Children of Arthur Dorn
£3 lis. 8. To the Children of Susan Dudley, my Daughter, widow, £10,
to be equally divided. To M'' Leonard Brothers, my nephew, 20s. in gold,
to make him a ring of remembraunce. To Williu Dome thelder 20s. in
gold, to make him a ring of remembraunce. To every one of my servants
one quarters wages. To every one of my Godchildren 12d. To Thomas
Strelley, my Godsonne, towards his Exhibition in the Universitie of Cam-
bridge, £3 lis. 8d. To my sonne Arthur Dome all mine apparelle and
all mine artillery, one Crosbow excepted, which I doe give to my sonne
Robert Dome. After all legacies are paid and all debts, all the remainder
to Edward Dome and Arthur Dome, my sonnes, and they to be Executors.
Paule Strelley and William Thorn, Gent., overseers. Proved 9 May 1589.
(Northampton Registry of Wills, Book 5, pp. 328-330.)
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